Crumby Ride: Route 287 Traffic Sandwiched In Bread Truck, DOT Collision

A tractor-trailer and New Jersey Department of Transportation truck collided just as the work-week rush was beginning on Route 287, spilling dozens and dozens of boxes of bread.

Southbound Route 287 in Mahwah
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The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. on southbound Route 287 in Mahwah.
Photo Credit: *Joseph Nicolosi for DAILY VOICE*

Lotta dough.
Photo Credit: *Joseph Nicolosi for DAILY VOICE*

Jerry DeMarco

09/12/2022 1:43 p.m.

No injuries were reported in the crash when one of the drivers tried to change lanes on the southbound highway at mile marker 64.4 near Campgaw Road in Mahwah around 5:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, New Jersey State Trooper Brandi Slota said.

A combination of loaders, flatbed tow trucks, a huge Dumpster and some shovels helped clear the site.

New Jersey State Police were investigating.

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