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Tractor-trailer driver

Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Signpost, Spills Wood Across Route 17 Near State Line In Mahwah Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Signpost, Spills Wood Across Route 17 Near State Line In Mahwah
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Signpost, Spills Wood Across Route 17 Near State Line In Mahwah A tractor-trailer driver escaped injury when a load of wood shifted and his rig slammed into a signpost on northbound Route 17 near the state line in Mahwah. Mahwah police temporarily closed the highway in both directions following the crash where Route 17 meets Route 287 at the Mountainside Avenue overpass around 12:30 a.m. July 25. The collision with the metal signpost "opened nearly the entire side of the trailer and sent debris across all lanes, both north and south," Mahwah Police Chief Timothy O'Hara said. "The driver was initially trapped but freed himself and walked away unscathed…
Driver Airlifted When Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 78 Driver Airlifted When Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 78
Driver Airlifted When Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 78 The driver of a tractor trailer was airlifted to the hospital after he lost control of his tractor trailer overturned on Route 78 earlier this week. The driver apparently lost control of the vehicle on the westbound side near milepost 28.5 in Bedminster around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Despite suffering only minor injuries, the driver was flown to Morristown Medical Center, Curry said. The right and center lanes of the highway were closed for five hours. The crash remains under investigation.
Driver Hurt As Lehigh Valley Tractor-Trailer, Train Crash Causes Yogurt Spill, Road Closure Driver Hurt As Lehigh Valley Tractor-Trailer, Train Crash Causes Yogurt Spill, Road Closure
Driver Hurt As Lehigh Valley Tractor-Trailer, Train Crash Causes Yogurt Spill, Road Closure A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized after the vehicle collided with a Norfolk Southern train and shut down a major Lehigh Valley highway Thursday morning, state police confirmed. The crash occurred at Route 512 and Locust Road in East Allen Township, Northampton County around 9:30 a.m., PSP Trooper Branosky said on Twitter. PSP Bethlehem is investigating a Tractor Trailer and train crash at SR 512 and Locust Rd., East Allen Twp., Northampton Co. with injuries. Expect extended road closure in the area. @wfmztraffic @mcall @lehighvalley @lvtweetup @LehighAlerts @LVEDC pic.twitter.c…