By Amy Batista, Special Writer
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP — One man died after a late night multi-vehicle accident on the New Jersey Turnpike in which a father, who was driving with his son, was also critically injured.
New Jersey state police were called to mile marker 54.9 in the northbound lane in Chesterfield Township at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 9 to a scene of a three vehicles involved in a motor accident that included a box truck, a Honda SUV and a tracker trailer where police found four people injured, according to Acting Sergeant Adam Grossman of the Office of Public Information for the state police.
The deceased, a 66-year-old man, Paramjit Singh, of Avenel, was the driver of a box truck, police said, which crashed into the rear of the SUV, driven by Rohan Bright, 41, of Union. Additionally, his son, Steven Bright, was a passenger in the SUV.
Police did not disclose Steven Bright’s age with the Register-News.
The force of the impact of the box truck hitting Mr. Bright’s vehicle sent the SUV across three lanes of highway before it came to a stop in the left shoulder, according to police.
The box truck then continued forward and crashed into a Volvo tractor trailer, driven by an Ohio man, Curtis Thompson, before it finally came to a stop in the center lane, according to police.
Mr. Singh, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time, according to Acting Sgt. Grossman, and was partially ejected from his vehicle.
He was transported to Capital Health Helene Fuld Hospital in Trenton where he was soon pronounced dead, Acting Sgt. Grossman stated.
The Bright father and son were flown by medi-vac Southstar to Cooper Hospital in Camden, according to police. Mr. Thompson was transported to RWJ-Hamilton by ambulance.
The Turnpike northbound roadway was closed last Thursday for approximately four hours.
The accident is still an ongoing investigation.

