Fire/Rescue News - WOMAN KILLED IN FIERY GALLOWAY TWP. ACCIDENT
GALLOWAY TWP.--A fiery wreck in Galloway Township Thursday morning has claimed the life of a Mays Landing woman.
The collision happened around 10:30a.m. at the intersection of Mannheim and Duerer Avenues.
The 70-year-old woman, whose name is not being released, was traveling along Mannheim Avenue when her vehicle entered the intersection and was struck by a Ford van.
The van overturned and quickly caught fire.
Crews extinguished the blaze and took the driver, 40-year-old Rajinder Walia, to an area hospital.
The woman had to be removed from her vehicle and later died at the hospital.
Police believe the woman may have disregarded a stop sign.
The accident remains under investigation.
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Mays Landing woman killed in Galloway Township crash
From Press staff reports | Posted: Thursday, December 17, 2009 | 0 comments
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - A 70-year-old Mays Landing woman died today after her car collided with a van, flipped over and caught fire in the Germania section of Galloway Township.
Police said they were withholding her identity until they can notify her family of her death.
Investigators believe she had been driving north on Mannheim Avenue when she ran a stop sign at Duerer Street and hit an eastbound van about 10:30 a.m., according to the statement.
Rajinder S. Walia, 40, of Galloway, was the other driver. He was traveling alone and driven to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, mainland campus, in Galloway Township for treatment of his injuries.
The Pomona Volunteer Fire Company put out the car fire. Galloway Rescue Squad extricated her from the car and drove her to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, city campus, in Atlantic City, where Dr. Jeffrey Anderson pronounced her dead at 11:34 a.m., according to a statement from Galloway police.
Detective Ro Latorocca and Officers Ray Glick, Rich Barber and Derek Tilton are handling the case.
Posted in Breaking, Atlantic on Thursday, December 17, 2009 4:55 pm Updated: 4:59 pm.
