UPDATE: According to preliminary information obtained by TLS, it appears a tow truck stopped in the road to block a car that had been stalled in the roadway. Two vehicles apparently slammed into the tow truck, killing the front passenger of one of the vehicles, and the driver of the other.

BREAKING UPDATE: At least two people have been killed, sources on scene told TLS.

Original report:

Serious injuries are reported in an accident on the Garden State Parkway in Toms River this evening.

Multiple serious injuries are reported, and multiple ambulances from Lakewood are responding to the scene.

The accident happened at mile marker 87.

A witness who came upon the scene told TLS exclusively that he was the first car behind the accident and pulled over.

“I flew down to the car. I’m like, Are you okay? And she was still breathing,” the witness said.

The witness said the woman was unresponsive but breathing, and reported what she believed was another fatality on the other side.

Another source confirmed two people died at the scene.

“I have never felt so helpless in my life,” the witness said.

The witness also stated after witnessing this, he intends to take a CPR course.

“I feel like I could have saved a life,” he told TLS.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.