4 killed, 8 hurt in crash on Palisades Parkway

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4 killed when van rolls over on Palisades Parkway in New Jersey

A shuttle fan rolled over on the Palisades Parkway early Friday morning, killing four people and injuring several more.

4 people were killed and 8 others were injured when a van carrying factory workers crashed on the Palisades Parkway in New Jersey.

All southbound lanes of the road were closed Friday morning after the deadly crash.

It happened just before 1:30 a.m. in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. when a Ford Econoline E350 passenger van flipped.

The van was being used to transport workers from New Jersey to and from factories in upstate New York.

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Emergency crews found it flipped in the median with passengers trapped inside of it.  The injured that survived were taken to several hospitals with various injuries ranging from severe head trauma to minor injuries.

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Clara Estrella Flores was identified as one of the victims in the deadly van crash

Flores had come to the New York area a few months ago in the hopes of having a better life.

The cause of the accident is currently under investigation through the combined efforts of the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police, the Bergen County Sherriff’s BCI, and the Bergen County Prosecutors Office Fatal Accident Unit.

The names of the victims were not released as the investigation continued.