Two people were taken to area hospitals for treatment, police say.
A large possum crossing Route 57 led to a crash Thursday night in Mansfield Township, police report.
Kimberly Northuop, 57, of Bangor, was driving a Ford pickup west on Route 57 near the state police barracks when she saw the animal and hit the brakes to avoid hitting it, police said. Teresa Bec, 54, of Washington, following in a Hyundai Santa Fe, couldn't stop in time and rear-ended the Ford, police said.
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Bec suffered thumb and forearm pain and was taken by EMS to Hackettstown Medical Center, police said. A male passenger in the Ford complained of neck pain and was taken by EMS to St. Luke's Hospital in Phillipsburg, police said.
Northup was shaken up but didn't require a trip to the hospital, police said.
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