Police ID 3 killed in Salem County head-on collision

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Monday, October 8, 2018
3 dead, 2 injured in Salem County crash
Police are investigating a deadly head-on crash in Pennsville, Salem County as reported during Actiion News at 11 on October 5, 2018.

PENNSVILLE, N.J. (WPVI) -- Authorities have released the names of three people killed in a head-on collision in southern New Jersey.

But it's still not clear what caused the crash, which left two other adults and two small children injured.

Authorities say a car driven by 74-year-old Norma Craft, and another car collided shortly before 9 p.m. Friday in Pennsville. Craft and her two passengers - 63-year-old Diane Nelson and 60-year-old Willard Kidd Jr., all of Carneys Point - were all pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the other car and three passengers - including two small children - were all being treated at hospitals for undisclosed injuries that are not considered life-threatening. Authorities say the two injured adults are from Delaware, but their names have not been released.

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