Child fights for life after route 18 crash in new brunswick
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Child Fights for Life After Route 18 Crash in New Brunswick

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo announced a serious crash Sunday night is under investigation.

Police say around 10:15 p.m. on June 29, a Hyundai Santa Fe carrying four people struck a Chevy Equinox with five occupants at the intersection of Route 18 and Paulus Boulevard.

One Hyundai passenger and all four passengers of the Chevy, including a 5-year-old girl, were hospitalized. The child remains in critical condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

Authorities urge anyone with information or surveillance footage to contact Officer Mark Smith at 732-745-5005 or Detective James Barnes at 732-745-3437.

Chris Quigley

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