NEWARK — A woman died and a man sustained life-threatening injuries when a car veered into the shoulder of the New Jersey Turnpike where they were trying to change a tire Friday night, police said.

Santa Pumpura, a 21-year-old from Piscataway, and Halim Habib, a 23-year-old from Budd Lake, were on the right shoulder of the southbound stretch of the highway around milepost 107, said Trooper Jeff Flynn of the New Jersey State Police.

Pumpura’s Infiniti M35 was parked on the shoulder, the trooper said. State Police have said the two were attempting to change a tire on the car.

At 6:52 p.m., a 2011 Dodge Caravan driving in the right lane drifted into the shoulder and struck both Pumpura and Habib, Flynn said.

A Newark EMS ambulance rushed both Pumpura and Habib to University Hospital with life-threatening injuries, Flynn said. But Pumpura was pronounced dead at 8:02 p.m. Habib remains alive this morning at the hospital, Flynn said.

When state troopers arrived on the scene, a third car was parked on the shoulder – which may have been a witness to the accident, Flynn said.

The driver of the Dodge Caravan, a 58-year-old man from Basking Ridge, has not been arrested, and no charges have been filed, state police added. However, the investigation remains ongoing.

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