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Tractor-trailer Accidents

Two Dead, Box Truck Incinerated In Multi-Vehicle Route 80 Crash, Here's What Happened (UPDATE) Two Dead, Box Truck Incinerated In Multi-Vehicle Route 80 Crash, Here's What Happened (UPDATE)
Two Dead, Box Truck Incinerated In Multi-Vehicle Route 80 Crash, Here's What Happened (Update) 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A driver and passenger in a box truck were killed and two occupants of a tractor-trailer hospitalized with severe injuries in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on Route 80 in Hackensack, New Jersey State Police confirmed. The box truck was instantly consumed by flames as firefighters reached Exit 66 shortly after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. "It was a cremation," one responder at the scene said. Ambiorix Torres-Fernandez, 40, of Paterson, passenger Juan Sanchez-Rodriguez, 27, of Garfield, were declared dead at the scene. Meanwhile, the cab of the rig involved in the crash went through th…
SEEN THAT MOVIE BEFORE: Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On Notorious Route 287 Stretch SEEN THAT MOVIE BEFORE: Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On Notorious Route 287 Stretch
Seen That Movie Before: Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On Notorious Route 287 Stretch A diesel exhaust fluid tank ripped open when yet another tractor-trailer jackknifed overnight Tuesday on a notorious stretch of Route 287 near the New York State border in Mahwah, closing that side of the highway once more. "When is enough enough?" Mahwah Mayor Jim Wysocki asked. It was around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 15 when the Target rig went wrong on northbound Route 287 near mile marker 64. The rain-slicked roadway once again had to be closed so the tractor-trailer could be removed and a Bergen County Hazardous Materials unit could handle the fuel spill. No injuries were reported. Mahwah fir…
AD NAUSEUM: Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 287 Near NJ/NY Border AD NAUSEUM: Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 287 Near NJ/NY Border
AD Nauseum: Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 287 Near NJ/NY Border Another tractor-trailer jack-knifed on a notorious stretch of Route 287 over the weekend, this one spilling an enormous amount of fuel. The crash at mile marker 64 temporarily closed the rain-soaked northbound highway in Mahwah near the New York State border around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, August 12. "The number of accidents in that area is alarming," one firefighter said. Nonstop crashes -- mostly involving tractor-trailers as well as trucks -- have plagued the stretch of highway for years while bringing unheeded pleas for relief from area residents and commuters. Authorities say slick con…