Video: Rt 80 West Closed Through Morning Rush After Hackensack Tanker Crash

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Westbound Route 80 was expected to finally reopen mid-morning Friday after an oil tanker and a sedan collided along the Hackensack stretch more than 12 hours earlier.

Westbound Route 80 was expected to finally reopen mid-morning Friday after an oil tanker and a sedan collided along the Hackensack stretch more than 12 hours earlier.

Photo Credit: COURTESY: Kayleigh Longo

The trouble for authorities was in the cleanup and off-loading of the tanker to another truck, as well as removing the rig, following the 8:30 p.m. crash.
Photo Credit: *COURTESY: Hackensack Fire Dept.*

State and local police, local firefighters and the state's DEP and DOT were among the responders.
Photo Credit: *COURTESY: Hackensack Fire Dept.*

Jerry DeMarco

10/06/2017 9:34 a.m.

Two people were hurt, although apparently not seriously after the tanker collided with a Hyundai (pictured at left in photo above), State Police said. They were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center.

The trouble for authorities was in the cleanup and off-loading of the tanker to another truck following the 8:30 p.m. crash.

Local roads were clogged with traffic Thursday night through the Friday morning rush.

State and local police, local firefighters and the state's DEP and DOT were among the responders.

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