Fog/Mist 47°
Tag:

Knowlton Twp. Fire and Rescue Company #1 - Station 41

Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Taken To Trauma Center After High-Speed Warren County Crash Motorcyclist Taken To Trauma Center After High-Speed Warren County Crash
Motorcyclist Taken To Trauma Center After High-Speed Warren County Crash A motorcyclist was rushed to a trauma center following a high-speed crash on Route 80 in Warren County, responders said. The motorcyclist veered off the left side of the eastbound lanes near milepost 5.6, “traveled on the soft dirt shoulder for some distance before tipping over onto the operator, sliding quite a distance before coming to rest in the roadway,” according to the Knowlton Township Fire and Rescue Co., which responded around 2:40 p.m. Sunday, June 25. Crews treated the victim at the scene as two of four left lanes were shut down. The motorcyclist was then taken to a local trau…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
News
150 Gallons Of Fuel Spilled Onto Route 80 After Crash That Jammed PA, NJ Border For Hours 150 Gallons Of Fuel Spilled Onto Route 80 After Crash That Jammed PA, NJ Border For Hours
150 Gallons Of Fuel Spilled Onto Route 80 After Crash That Jammed PA, NJ Border For Hours Route 80 was jammed for hours after a truck carrying hazardous materials crashed, authorities said. This crash occurred at mile marker 1.2 on Route 80 eastbound in Hardwick Township at about 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. No hazardous material leaked from the jackknifed tractor-trailer, but there was a 150-gallon diesel fuel spill, Knowlton firefighters said. No one was hurt. Fire crews immediately began deploying absorbent pads and booms to keep the flowing fuel from the storm drains that empty to the adjacent Delaware River.  Station 22 Warren Co HAZMAT was requested as well to help wi…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Child, Teen Airlifted With Serious Injuries After Warren County Dirt Bike Crash Child, Teen Airlifted With Serious Injuries After Warren County Dirt Bike Crash
Child, Teen Airlifted With Serious Injuries After Warren County Dirt Bike Crash A child and a teen were airlifted with serious injuries after their dirt bikes crashed and overturned in Warren County Saturday afternoon, state police said. A 16-year-old was riding a Yamaha and a 9-year-old was riding a Cobra north on a property on Meadow Ridge Road in Knowlton Township when they collided just after 4:50 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. Both riders were thrown from their bikes, which overturned during the crash, Goez said. The riders, both from Knowlton Township, were airlifted to Morristown Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries, authorities s…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash Hospitalizes Driver, Closes Rt. 80 Near Warren County State Forest Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash Hospitalizes Driver, Closes Rt. 80 Near Warren County State Forest
Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash Hospitalizes Driver, Closes Rt. 80 Near Warren County State Forest A fiery tractor-trailer crash shut down Route 80 westbound near the parking area of a state forest in Warren County Thursday morning, authorities said. The tractor-trailer ran off the right side of the highway and across the ramp to Dunnfield Creek in Hardwick Township before hitting several trees and catching fire, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told Daily Voice. The driver was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Marchan said. The Knowlton Township Fire and Rescue Company asked motorists to avoid the area over the next several hours as they operated at the scene. …

SHARE

by Valerie Musson