A 67-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease caused the accident when she stopping in the middle of a high-speed lane.

She was then struck by other vehicles and her car burst at the scene. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident happened in the New Jersey Turnpike police officials said.

The occupants of a tractor- trailer rig, all suffered minor injuries.

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