The accident occurred just after 6 p.m. near Exit 10 eastbound and involved at least 12 vehicles, including a flatbed tractor-trailer hauling bags of cement, ABC7 reports.
The truck's cab was separated from the trailer that had crashed into the median.
The right lane eastbound had been reopened as of 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey State Police were investigating the incident.
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