A portion of Route 9 will remain closed for several hours Tuesday as authorities continue to investigate a serious motor vehicle crash that involved three pedestrians late Monday night, police said.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect a clarification from police regarding the duration of the road closure.
LAKEWOOD - A portion of Route 9 was closed for several hours as authorities investigated a serious motor vehicle crash that involved three pedestrians late Monday night, police said.
At approximately 10 p.m. on Monday, three people were struck by a vehicle near Route 9 and Edgewood Court, a Lakewood Police Department spokesman said. The spokesman did not have information on the victims or their conditions, as of Monday night.
UPDATE: Police said a 27-year-old township woman is in stable condition and her two children, ages 4 and 1, are in critical condition.
He also said there was "no indication" the driver left the scene.
The Lakewood Scoop reported that a mother was pushing a baby in a stroller across Route 9 with another child next to her when they were struck.
Police said Route 9 would be closed in both directions between Central Avenue and Pine Street "for several hours" as the Lakewood Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit investigated the "very serious motor vehicle accident."
Motorists were advised to take alternate routes while traveling in the area.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where at least one of the victims was taken, did not immediately release any information.
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