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Sedan Hit By Box Truck Overturns, Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On Route 17 In Rochelle Park

A sedan collided with a box truck and overturned Tuesday afternoon on Route 17 in Rochelle Park -- 50 yards from where a tractor-trailer jack-knifed.

The sedan driver was going to be OK, responders said.

The sedan driver was going to be OK, responders said.

 Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving
The crashes occurred about 50 yards apart.

The crashes occurred about 50 yards apart.

 Photo Credit: Cecilia Levine
The incidents were related, responders said.

The incidents were related, responders said.

 Photo Credit: Cecilia Levine
The northbound highway remained closed.

The northbound highway remained closed.

 Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving
At the scene.

At the scene.

 Photo Credit: James Bohan
The box truck driver was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered serious.

The box truck driver was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered serious.

 Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving
by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine

Both the sedan driver -- who was extricated by firefighters -- and the box truck driver were hospitalized after the crash, which closed the northbound highway indefinitely.

Both crashes apparently were related, responders said.

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