A 35-year-old Jersey City man was killed and two people left with serious injuries after a two-car collision Friday morning on Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City.

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez confirmed the Hudson County Regional Collision Unit is investigating the crash, which occurred at 4:20 a.m. at the intersection of Fairmount Avenue.

The identity of the deceased was not released.

The crash left debris strewn about the intersection and led to the closure of Kennedy Boulevard between Montgomery Street and Duncan Avenue for hours. First responders had to cut the roof off a taxi, which authorities say collided head on with an SUV that was traveling south on Kennedy Boulevard.

Two occupants of the SUV, including the 35-year-old man, were taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 5:15 a.m. The other occupant, a 32-year-old Jersey City man, remains in critical but stable condition at JCMC, Suarez said.

The driver of the taxi, a 47-year-old Jersey City man, was also taken to JCMC where he remains in critical but stable condition, Suarez added.

Kennedy Boulevard has long been considered the county’s most dangerous road. Friday’s fatality is the 19th death on the roadway since the start of 2014. Between 2014 and 2016, there were 4,069 crashes resulting in over 1,100 injuries along the boulevard’s 13.5-mile length.

To address safety concerns on the county road, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority conducted a traffic study of the roadway, recommending the addition of high-visibility crosswalks and curb extensions, daylighting crosswalks, and adding more landscaping.

This story has been updated to clarify that 19 people have been killed on Kennedy Boulevard since 2014.