Update: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck

A driver died and a passenger was seriously injured following a Thursday afternoon crash with a tow truck on Route 46, police confirmed.

Intersection of Route 46 and Mannino Drive in Rockaway Borough
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Valerie Musson

10/29/2021 9:09 a.m.

A flatbed tow truck was traveling west on Route 46 in Rockaway Borough when a 4-door sedan on Mannino Drive attempted to make a left turn onto Route 46 East, resulting in a collision at the intersection just after 12:10 p.m., Police Lt. Christopher Richardson told Daily Voice.

The sedan driver and passenger were taken to Morristown Hospital, where the driver was later pronounced dead, Richardson said.

The victims’ identities have not been released.

Assisting agencies include the Rockaway Borough and Denville Fire Departments, Morris County Sheriff’s Department, Denville and Rockaway Township Police Departments, Atlantic Health and Morris County OEM BLS units, Saint Clare’s Paramedics, NJDOT and New Jersey State Police.

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