Actor Tracy Morgan Critically Hurt in NJ Turnpike Crash

Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan is in intensive care following a limo bus crash along the New Jersey Turnpike, NBC10.com has learned.


Don't Block the Hydrant: Firefighters Forced to Break Car's Windows to Get Water The 45-year-old former Saturday Night Live star was traveling in a limo bus that overturned around 1 a.m. Saturday morning near Exit 7A of the Turnpike in Cranbury, N.J., state police tell NBC10.com. That's just north of Trenton.

State police say a preliminary investigation has found that a tractor trailer came up upon slow moving traffic and caused the crash. Six vehicles -- two tractor trailers, an SUV and two cars -- all were involved, state police said.

CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Coke Machine Explodes Along City Street The 30 Rock actor was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Center in New Brunswick, N.J. He is in intensive care, state police confirm.

One bus passenger was killed in the crash, state police said. Two others were critically hurt and another person is fair condition, hospital officials said.

Missing WWII Vet Turns Up in Normandy for D-Day Event Morgan had a scheduled performance at Dover Downs Casino in Dover, Del. last night.

The Turnpike was closed for more than five hours as officials investigated the crash. The highway was reopened around 6:30 a.m.