Two women and a man were killed in a fiery, multi-vehicle crash early Friday on Interstate 80 in Morris County, authorities said.

The crash took place in the eastbound express lanes just west of Beverwyck Road near exit 45 in Parsippany at around 1:45 a.m, according to State Police and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office

State Police deferred questions about the crash to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, which declined to offer additional information about how the crash occurred.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 973-285-6200.

The crash involved three vehicles, at least one of which caught fire and trapped people inside, abc7ny.com reported. A fourth person was injured.

Express lanes were closed until about 8:30 a.m. as the crash jammed traffic for miles and also led to heavy traffic on nearby roads such as Route 46, according to the state department of transportation.

The vehicle that was clearly on fire in this morning’s tragedy on I-80 EB Express Lanes in Morris County.

NJ State Police confirm 3 fatalities.

No other details available.

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