National Transportation Safety Board
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National Transportation Safety Board
An investigation by the  Board has concluded that a two-car collision in New Jersey that killed six people on May 1, 2003, could have been avoided if there had been a concrete median barrier in place, as there was along the rest of the highway in the area. The driver and passengers in the Taurus were returning home to Elizabeth, N.J., after finishing their shifts at a Houlihan's restaurant. The federal safety board said in its report that the state's Department of Transportation had concluded that a median was not needed along that stretch of the highway.