It looks like our photographer had to be on the opposite side just for that reason because you couldnt get to the other side. So right now what i would have you do is take route 47. You can get on to route 40 to keep continuing your commute should be because right now 55 southbound is closed and i imagine with an accident Investigation Underway this might be closed for most of the morning commute. Ill have my eyes on this all morning. Details when i come back in ten minutes. Were following a developing story in mercer county. Thats where theyll try to find the body of a teenager who vanished while swimming. A strong current pulled the boy out into a creek. Rescue teams spent hours but could not find him. One of the teenagers spoke to nbc 10 about an attempt to rescue the boy as he struggled in the water. I reached out and tried to grab him. But we went like this and since the current was so strong it took him away from my hand. School is out for summer but Hamilton Township is making c
Those clouds will be thinning out for lots of sunshine at the shore. Tomorrow well be dealing with the remnants of Tropical Storm cindy. Cindy as you mentioned has made landfall but look at the moisture spreading into mississippi, alabama and even into tennessee. This starts reaching us tomorrow. Well take a close look at that when we come back in ten minutes. And part of route 55 northbound in Gloucester County is closed right now because of this deadly accident. A pickup truck and a dump truck collided in franklin downship. One of the trucks was driving the wrong way. One person was killed. Lets get to Jessica Boyington for how to get around this area. So again, just an update, franklin township, thats where this accident scene is. Route 55 on the northbound side just south of route 40. Thats in this general area here. Thats closed. So youre not going to be able to get by or at least approach exit 39 for now. Theyre diverting all traffic off at garden road. So once you get off exit 3
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