Woman dead after 2 vehicles crash into laundromat in Newark, New Jersey, police say

A woman was killed Monday when two cars crashed into a laundromat in Newark, New Jersey, officials said.

The victim was sitting at a table near the front of the Ivy Hill Laundromat at a strip mall when a pickup truck crashed into a parked SUV, sending both vehicles into the storefront, investigators said.

Police said the crash at 515 Irvington Ave. happened at around 2:30 p.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.

Keeley Mitchell told CBS News New York she parked her white SUV and went inside to pick up her laundry, before a white pickup truck crashed into her car and then the building.

"It's horrific and we don't see this every day. Just washing your clothes at the laundromat. It's crazy," said Mitchell, who added she believes her white SUV is totaled.

Witnesses said there were about eight to 10 people inside the laundromat at the time, including the victim and an employee who was injured.

"I heard a big explosion," a witness named Anna said. "The woman that died, my heart goes out to her. All she did was come here to do her laundry, and she's never going home again."

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office did not immediately release any information on the employee that was injured or on the driver of the white pick-up truck, but it is asking anyone with information to contact the confidential tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.