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Route 495
Bayonne, NJ
Police & Fire
Rescuers Lift Flipped Car Off Trapped Victim In Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel: Responders
Emergency crews sprang into action early Saturday morning, Jan. 4 to rescue a driver trapped in a rollover crash on Route 495 west near the Lincoln Tunnel in Hudson County, authorities said. Lincoln Tunnel - Saturday January 4, 2025 at 4:11AM the New Jersey Emergency Garage was dispatched to a rollover with... Posted by Tunnel & Bridge Agents - TWU Local 1400 on Saturday, January 4, 2025 Lincoln Tunnel - Saturday January 4, 2025 at 4:11AM the New Jersey Emergency Garage was dispatched to a rollover with... Posted by Tunnel & Bridge Agents - TWU Local 1400 on Saturda…
Jersey City, NJ
News
Update
: Bus Lane Crash Paralyzes Lincoln Tunnel Traffic
UPDATE: A commuter bus and four other vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction crash that jammed rush-hour traffic into and out of the Lincoln Tunnel. The inbound bus was headed east toward the inbound tunnel in the specially designated lane on the westbound side of Route 495 when the crash occurred in Union City between the Kennedy Boulevard and Bergenline Avenue underpasses around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Port Authority said. There wasn't an exact count of those injured, although none of them appeared seriously hurt, witnesses said. A westbound vehicle had struck another vehicle, sending…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorcycle Crash Closes Highway Ramp In Weehawken
A motorcycle crash closed a portion of Route 495 in Weehawken Thursday. The westbound Route 3 ramp was down to one lane for a crash investigation as of 6:50 p.m. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Wyckoff Police Officers Help Rescue Motorist, 74, In Heart-Attack Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel
Two Wyckoff police officers helped save the life of a 74-year-old driver whose car crashed into two others when he suffered a heart attack Thursday on Route 495 near the Lincoln Tunnel, authorities said. Officers Michael Teegan and Michael Scalise were transporting a prisoner from Weehawken to Hackensack when they were flagged down by a motorist involved in a crash on the westbound highway near the Kennedy Boulevard interchange in Union City around 2 p.m., Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. The motorist "advised the officers that the other driver was still in his car a…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Critical After Garbage Truck Plummets Off Overpass
A Union City DPW garbage truck plummeted off an overpass onto westbound Route 495 in Weehawken after the driver suffered a medical emergency Wednesday afternoon, responders told Daily Voice. The driver was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with critical injuries, they said. A passenger in the truck sustained a broken femur, police at the scene told Daily Voice. The driver -- who apparently suffered a heart attack -- and another person who was on the street above were also hospitalized, as were several people who were aboard a bus that struck the truck after it landed, they said. In to…
Hackensack, NJ
Traffic
Major
Delays
: Commuters Stranded After Tractor-Trailer Overturns In Weehawken
An overturned tractor-trailer on Route 495 near the Lincoln Tunnel created major delays and chaos for New Jersey commuters Wednesday morning. The incident occurred on the westbound side of the highway in Weehawken, near the tunnel's New Jersey exit, closing westbound lanes. Bus service delays of up to one hour were reported by 511nj.org as of 8 a.m., with service diverted to Hoboken and Weehawken. NJ Transit bus tickets are being accepted on NJT rail, PATH at Hoboken and NPS, NY Waterway at Hoboken (north and south), Edgewater, Port Imperial and Lincoln Harbor terminals. As of 9 a.m: …
