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Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Leaking Diesel, Refrigerant Backs Up Route 287 In Morristown Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Leaking Diesel, Refrigerant Backs Up Route 287 In Morristown
Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Leaking Diesel, Refrigerant Backs Up Route 287 In Morristown A jackknifed tractor-trailer leaking fluids closed several lanes of Route 287 northbound in Morristown before dawn Thursday, state police said. The driver lost control of the trailer, which struck a bridge embankment and jackknifed near milepost 36.7 in Morristown shortly after 3 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. The trailer was blocking several lanes and leaking diesel fuel and refrigerant following the crash, Curry said. The driver suffered minor and non-life-threatening injuries in the crash, which remains under investigation, authorities said. The Morris County Hazmat te…

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by Valerie Musson
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Tractor-Trailer, SUV Crash Closes Route 287 Tractor-Trailer, SUV Crash Closes Route 287
Tractor-Trailer, SUV Crash Closes Route 287 UPDATE: A tractor-trailer and SUV were involved in a crash Thursday afternoon that closed northbound Route 287 in Mahwah for hours and kept traffic crawling -- although just barely -- well into the evening rush. Three relatively minor injuries were reported in the 1:30 p.m. crash, which left the jackknifed rig against the guardrail and across that entire road. Three EMS units responded, along with New Jersey State Police, Mahwah police and firefighters and members of the state departments of environmental protection and transportation, as well as a township hazardous materials unit, which …

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by Jerry DeMarco