Horse killed in A.C. Expressway crash

A horse died after it was struck by a car overnight on the Atlantic City Expressway.

New Jersey State Police said a car hit the horse near the right shoulder of the road near mile marker 32 in Winslow Township about 3 a.m. Monday.

That horse died from injuries suffered in the one-car crash. Another horse was rescued unharmed.

The owner of the animals has been located, police said, but it remains unknown how the horses escaped onto the expressway.

Further details weren't available.