2 dead in crash in Egg Harbor

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Multiple fatalities were reported following a multi-vehicle crash in South Jersey Friday evening.

It happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. in the 8000 block of Black Horse Pike in the West Atlantic City section of Egg Harbor Township.

The view from Helicopter 6 showed at least three vehicles involved, including one that burst into flames.

According to police, a silver 2017 Nissan Sentra was traveling westbound on Black Horse Pike when it unexpectedly veered into the eastbound lane the wrong way.

The silver Nissan then collided head-on with a 2018 Kia Forte. The Kia Forte was pushed backwards into a red 2020 Nissan Sentra, which was also in the eastbound lanes of Black Horse Pike. A fourth vehicle, a silver 2019 Toyota Yaris, was struck by debris thrown from one of the vehicles.

According to police, the silver 2017 Nissan Sentra caught fire as a result of the head-on collision. Several drivers and witnesses stopped to help and pulled the occupants from the burning vehicle before it burst into flames.

Unfortunately, two people died in the accident. The victims were identified as 21-year-old Escarlin Suriel of Atlantic City, the driver of the Kia Forte, and 22-year-old Gabriella Constrantino of Pleasantville, a passenger in the silver Nissan Sentra.