Lubia Estevez and Forest Whitlock, both women in their 60s, died Monday night when they were traveling around 8 p.m. during an intense storm and their car ended up in a ditch before being washed away. It is unclear where they were headed or how they know each other.

The women were identified as Lubia Estevez and Forest Whitlock. Both women were in their early 60s, according to officials.

The home on Parkview Avenue in North Plainfield exploded and collapsed just before 11:25 p.m. on Monday as heavy downpours wreaked havoc on the tri-state area.

The two women were in their car on the road when it was swept into the Cedar Brook during the height of the storm.

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