Seaside Park police say they received 911 calls reporting what sounded like an explosion around midnight.
Police say they arrived on the scene to see the taillights of a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am sinking into about 8 feet of water.
Divers pulled the 41-year-old driver, Sharon Stankard of Manchester, and 47-year-old Ralph Wetmore Jr. of Toms River from the water. They were pronounced dead at a hospital.
Police are trying to determine why the vehicle went into the water.
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Information from: Asbury Park Press, http://www.app.com
