10 horses killed in N.J. Turnpike crash
The vehicle crashed into flames, killing all the horses.
EAST WINDSOR, N.J. — State police say a truck pulling a trailer carrying horses on the New Jersey Turnpike crashed and burst into flames early Sunday, killing all 10 of the animals.
State police say troopers responded to the turnpike’s northbound lanes at 3 a.m. Sunday in East Windsor, Mercer County.
Police said the truck had been heading north when it struck the concrete divider and became fully engulfed in flames, killing the animals in the attached trailer.
Trooper Charles Marchan told NJ.com that the driver and passenger were taken to a hospital, but neither was seriously inured.
It wasn’t immediately clear where the horses were being taken or from what area they had been brought. The cause of the crash remained under investigation.