Two women died Sunday morning in a car accident on Interstate 295 in East Greenwich, according to police. Three more were injured in the crash.

The collision happened just before 8:30 a.m. A Lexus driven by Hector Ortiz, 22, of Camden, was heading southbound in the center lane at the same time an Acura driven by Jasmine Gonzalez, also 22, of Pennsauken, was traveling in the same direction in the left lane.

Police say Ortiz lost control of his car and struck the Acura, which then collided with the guard rail. Gonzalez, along with front-seat passenger Nkemjika Anyim, 22, of Berlin, was ejected from the vehicle. The two women were pronounced dead at the scene. A third woman sitting in the back, 23-year-old Alicia Leyman, of Gloucester City, was hospitalized with unspecified injuries.

Ortiz, along with his passenger, 19-year-old Luis Ramos, was taken to Inspira Medical Center in Woodbury. Details on the condition of the two men were not immediately available Sunday evening.

Authorities are still not sure what made Ortiz lose control of his vehicle. State police are investigating the incident.

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