One of the passengers was thrown from the vehicle and critically injured, Marlboro police said. Watch video
MARLBORO -- Three people were injured early Saturday morning - one seriously - when the car they were riding in flipped, throwing one of them out of the vehicle, Marlboro police said.
The single-car crash occurred at 3:03 a.m. Saturday at Greenwood Road and Dawes Drive in the Morganville section of town, said Marlboro police Capt. Fred Reck. He said police responding to the scene found a 2005 Dodge Neon overturned and one of the passengers ejected and critically injured.
That passenger, a 22-year-old male, was flown by MONOC helicopter to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.
The driver - a 21-year-old male - and another passenger - a 22-year-old male, were injured and were treated at the scene by the Morganville First Aid Squad, Reck said.
Reck said police were not releasing the identities of the victims pending notifications to their families.
The accident remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the incident can contact Cpl. Richard Borowsky of the department's traffic and safety bureau at 732-536-0100, ext. 1545 or at RBorowsky@marlboropd.org.
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