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Route 17 was initially closed in both directions just past the Bottle King on the northbound side in Ramsey after the crash downed power lines shortly after 8:30 a.m. The southbound lanes were reopened an hour later.
Witnesses said the driver got out under his own steam. Ramsey firefighters doused the blaze. A Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit cleaned up a fuel spill. Upper Saddle River police assisted with traffic.
Northbound traffic was jammed, as were exit routes all the way down to Paramus.
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