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3-Vehicle Crash Involving Ambulance Leaves Multiple Victims Injured In Hasbrouck Heights 3-Vehicle Crash Involving Ambulance Leaves Multiple Victims Injured In Hasbrouck Heights
3-Vehicle Crash Involving Ambulance Leaves Multiple Victims Injured In Hasbrouck Heights Firefighters extricated one person in a crash involving an SUV, a BMW sedan, and an ambulance Thursday, Oct. 24 in Hasbrouck Heights, they said. Around 11 AM, members responded to the Boulevard and Madison Ave for a motor vehicle accident involving an ambulance and... Posted by Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department on Thursday, October 24, 2024 The crash happened at Boulevard and Madison around 11 a.m., toppled a light post, and left several people injured, according to photos from the scene. Photos show a severely damaged black Infiniti SUV, which is missing the driver's side door, a …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
2 Hospitalized In Fair Lawn Crash 2 Hospitalized In Fair Lawn Crash
2 Hospitalized In Fair Lawn Crash Two people were hospitalized in a Fair Lawn crash Thursday morning, Oct. 10, police said. The vehicles collided on the 300 block of Saddle River Road, propelling both vehicles off the roadway, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving said. Police told Daily Voice that one car was turning and didn't see the other. "A Volkswagen Tiguan came to rest on the front lawn of a nearby home, and a Mazda CX5 came to rest after it mounted a decorative retaining wall in the parking lot of an animal hospital," Loving said.  Photo(s) of the day, 10/01/2024: Both vehicles involved in a Thursday mor…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Four Victims Hospitalized In Emerson Rollover Crash (PHOTOS) Four Victims Hospitalized In Emerson Rollover Crash (PHOTOS)
Four Victims Hospitalized In Emerson Rollover Crash (Photos) Four people were hospitalized in a rollover crash Tuesday, Sept. 3 in Emerson, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving. A white SUV was heading west on Old Hook Road when it broadsided a blue SUV leaving a nearby medical building in the late morning hours, Loving said. Photo(s) of the day, 09/03/2024: Four (4) ambulances, two (2) paramedic vehicles, and two (2) fire department heavy... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 The blue SUV overturned and the occupants were extricated by firefighters using the Jaws of Life. All four victims of the crash were tak…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Victim Extricated, Seriously Injured In Route 80 Box Truck Crash In Hackensack (UPDATE) Victim Extricated, Seriously Injured In Route 80 Box Truck Crash In Hackensack (UPDATE)
Victim Extricated, Seriously Injured In Route 80 Box Truck Crash In Hackensack (Update) An early-morning crash involving a box truck brought a large emergency response to Route 80 in Bergen County Friday, June 21. Firefighters were called to the westbound lanes at milepost 65.5 just after 3:20 a.m., where a Mercedes Benz had rear-ended a box truck, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron. Firefighters found the victim was pinned inside the vehicle, and worked to remove the roof and door of the car. The patient was stabilized and removed, then treated by EMS on scene. The patient was then taken to HMH Hackensack University Medical Center with serious…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Medical Attention Needed For Police Officer, Guests In Hilton Meadowlands Fire Medical Attention Needed For Police Officer, Guests In Hilton Meadowlands Fire
Medical Attention Needed For Police Officer, Guests In Hilton Meadowlands Fire A police officer was treated for smoke inhalation and several guests reportedly required medical attention in a Christmas weekend fire at the Hilton Meadowlands just off the NJ Turnpike in East Rutherford. Multiple ambulances responded to 2 Meadowlands Plaza after garbage apparently caught fire on the third floor shortly before 9 a.m. on Christmas Eve. Conditions couldn’t immediately be determined, although responders said a guest with a heart condition required attention. No serious injuries were immediately reported. The blaze began as a second-alarmer before going to three bells for cov…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Machine Running In East Rutherford Chemical Plant Evacuation Sparks Fire, 2 Hospitalized Machine Running In East Rutherford Chemical Plant Evacuation Sparks Fire, 2 Hospitalized
Machine Running In East Rutherford Chemical Plant Evacuation Sparks Fire, 2 Hospitalized A machine left running while an East Rutherford plant was being evacuated for a chemical spill sparked a fire sending two people to the hospital with minor injuries Thursday, authorities said. A vapor cloud and fumes that people in the area said smelled like chlorine were reported at the Diamond Chemical Company around 1:30 p.m. Homes and businesses were evacuated in the area surrounding Diamond Chemical, located at the corner of East Union and Dubois Street. Shelters-in-place advised on the east side of Rutherford from Ridge Road to Meadow Road and in Lyndhurst east of Orient Wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Firefighter Slammed Into Hawthorne Ambulance Accidentally, Police Say Firefighter Slammed Into Hawthorne Ambulance Accidentally, Police Say
Firefighter Slammed Into Hawthorne Ambulance Accidentally, Police Say UPDATE: No summonses were considered necessary after a volunteer firefighter headed to an alarm broadsided a Hawthorne ambulance with three squad members inside, knocking it over, police said Friday following the conclusion of an investigation. The ambulance had its lights and siren activated as it traveled north on Goffle Road to a medical emergency just after 11 p.m. last Friday, the police report says. No patients were aboard. A 25-year-old lieutenant firefighter, meanwhile, was headed east on the Lafayette Avenue extension to a firehouse in his personal vehicle, his volunteer blue ligh…

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by Jerry DeMarco