2 adults, 1 teen killed in fiery crash at Atlantic City Expressway toll plaza identified

The accident occurred just after 9 p.m. Sunday on the eastbound side of the expressway at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza near Exit 17 in Mays Landing, Hamilton Township.

Images posted on social media showed a vehicle engulfed in flames after the crash.(6abc)

Images posted on social media showed a vehicle engulfed in flames after the crash.(6abc)

This story originally appeared on 6abc.

New Jersey State Police have identified the three victims who were killed when their vehicle crashed into a toll booth on the Atlantic City Expressway.

The accident occurred just after 9 p.m. Sunday on the eastbound side of the expressway at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza near Exit 17 in Mays Landing, Hamilton Township.

State police say a Honda struck the tolls and became fully engulfed in flames.

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The driver, 31-year-old Reachthon Khiev of Manchester, New Hampshire, the front passenger, 27-year-old Reachsieh Khiev of Manchester, New Hampshire, and a rear passenger, 14-year-old Keotepie Khiev of Atlantic City, New Jersey, were killed.

A fourth passenger, a 12-year-old female sitting in the backseat, was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Police say an attendant working at the toll plaza sustained non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash.

Images posted on social media showed a vehicle on fire at the toll plaza.

The eastbound lanes of the expressway were closed for approximately seven hours.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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