Car crashes into Social Security building in New Jersey, injuring up to 20

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Nov. 13, 2018 / 5:47 PM GMT

By Janelle Griffith

A car crashed into a Social Security building in New Jersey Tuesday morning, injuring up to 20 people, police said.

At least one person was critically injured about 9:50 a.m. after a vehicle crashed into the lobby of the building in Egg Harbor Township, police said.

A Nissan sedan slammed into a Social Security field office in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, on Nov. 13, 2018 leaving multiple people hurt, some critically.
A Nissan sedan slammed into a Social Security field office in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, on Nov. 13, 2018 leaving multiple people hurt, some critically.NBC10

Authorities said there is no indication it was a deliberate act. A preliminary investigation indicates the driver, who had three passengers, two of them children, was attempting to park when the car slammed into the building, township police Lt. Mike Finnerty told NBC News.

The two children were in car seats, police said. No one in the vehicle was critically injured, Finnerty said.