A 28-year-old Salem woman was killed after she was struck by a vehicle on Route 295 on Wednesday, April 16, authorities said.
At 7 p.m., Ruth Melnichuck had been involved in a prior crash with another vehicle on Route 295 South in Oldmans Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey Transit Police said. Both vehicles were parked on the left shoulder, Lebron said.
Melnichuck exited her vehicle and entered the lane of travel, where she was struck by a Ford SUV traveling south, Lebron said. Melnichuck sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said…