SAYREVILLE — A 15-year-old died after being struck by a car on Route 35 early Sunday morning.

Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said police found the teen along the northbound lanes near near South Pine Avenue around 3:45 a.m.  The teen was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ciccone did not release the name of the victim.

Investigators are looking for a Honda Accord.  Any witnesses to the crash should call Sayreville police at 732-727-4444 or the prosecutor's office at 732-745-4328.

It’s the third fatal crash in Sayreville in 2021 and the second this year on Route 35.

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com or via Twitter @DanAlexanderNJ

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