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UPDATE: An Oakland police officer directing traffic following a tractor-trailer crash on a notorious stretch of Route 287 was injured when another rig struck his cruiser before dawn Thursday, State Police said.
The officer was directing traffic after a tractor-trailer had jack-knifed in the northbound lanes near Exit 58 shortly before 12:30 a.m., NJSP Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said.
As he did, another rig came barreling down the highway and struck his 2018 Ford Explorer, Peele said.
The impact blew out the windows of the vehicle and injured the officer, who responders said sustained several cuts.
Both he and the driver were treated at area hospitals before being released, Peele said.
Driver seriously hurt in crash with tractor-trailer on N.J. highway
Updated 12:45 PM;
The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday in Elmwood Park, according to New Jersey State Police.
“Preliminary information indicates that in the area of milepost 60.8, a Volkswagen Jetta struck the rear of a tractor-trailer (and) overturned,” Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said in an email.
The driver of the Volkswagen was seriously hurt and taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, Peele said.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, according to State Police.
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1 dead in crash involving trucks, car on N.J. highway
Updated 4:48 PM;
One person was killed Tuesday in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 295 in Gloucester County, a New Jersey State Police spokesman said.
The wreck - which involved a tractor trailer, a dump truck and a car - occurred shortly before 3 p.m. on the highway’s southbound side in Deptford Township, according to Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele, of the State Police.
More details on the crash were not immediately released. Police were at the scene as of around 4:30 p.m.
All southbound lanes remained closed at Exit 21, according to the state Department of Transportation.