Car hits pedestrians on highway; 1 man killed, another hurt


LOWER TOWNSHIP, N.J. — One man was killed and another was critically injured when they were struck by a vehicle while trying to cross a highway in southern New Jersey.

The men were struck Saturday night on Route 9 in Lower Township. Authorities say the pair had been standing on a median, waiting to cross the southbound lanes of the highway, when they stepped into the path of a vehicle.

Both men were flown to a hospital, where one was pronounced dead a short time later. The other suffered undisclosed injuries and was listed in critical condition.

The names of the two men have not been released.

