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Driver going the wrong way on Rt. 130 killed in head-on collision

An early morning crash left one person dead and shuttered lanes of Route 130 at Willingboro Township early Wednesday

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Crews were clearing a crash along Route 130 in Willingboro Township, New Jersey, that left one person dead, early Wednesday.

The crash occurred near Woolman Nursery along Route 130. Officials said there was a total of three vehicles involved in the crash.

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According to officials, a driver in a sedan was going the wrong way in the northbound lanes and caused a head-on crash with an SUV at about 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

The sedan then caught on fire after crashing into the SUV, according to officials. A third vehicle was struck during the incident.

The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office revealed in a post on Facebook that the wrong-way driver died as a result of the crash. There were no passengers in the sedan.

The driver of the SUV was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive, according to Burlington County officials. The driver of the third vehicle involved was not hurt.

NBC10's Randy Gyllenhaal was on the scene Wednesday morning to see a fleet of tow trucks move to the crash, in order to help clear the roadway.

For nearly six hours overnight the road was closed in both directions. As of about 10:45 a.m., the road had reopened in both directions.

This incident remains under investigation officials said.

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