Wantage Township, NJ (November 19, 2023) – A severe head-on crash in Sussex County resulted in three injuries, one of them serious, on Saturday afternoon. Detective Jeffrey Lebron, spokesperson for New Jersey State Police. He confirmed the incident occurred around 1:59 PM on RTE 284 southbound at milepost 1.2 in Wantage Township.
The collision involved a Volkswagen driven by a 20-year-old Sussex man heading southbound, and a northbound Mercedes making a left turn. The Volkswagen driver sustained moderate injuries, and his 18-year-old male passenger from Sussex suffered serious injuries. Both were taken to a nearby hospital.
The Mercedes driver incurred minor injuries. Currently, the crash remains under investigation, with no further details immediately available. Authorities are actively working to understand the full scope of this incident.