Driver Hospitalized After Tractor-Trailer Hauling Diesel Fuel Overturns Onto Rt. 287 Median

The driver of a tractor-trailer carrying diesel fuel was injured after the vehicle overturned onto the median of Route 287 early on Friday, August 18.

At the scene
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Valerie Musson

08/18/2023 2:16 p.m.

The trailer full of diesel fuel overturned on the center median in the southbound lanes near milepost 13.6 in Bridgewater around 6:20 a.m., NJSP Det. I Jeffrey Lebron told Daily Voice.

No fuel spill was reported, though the driver was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries, Lebron added.

One of four left lanes was temporarily closed, snarling traffic for early morning commuters, according to 511NJ:

The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.

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