UPDATE: Tractor Trailer Slams Four NJSP Troop Cars On Route 78
Motorists reported seeing multiple New Jersey State Police vehicles on the roadside in Union Township with a person in handcuffs minutes before the accident.
The state's DOT website said only that the eastbound lanes were closed between exits 11 and 13, as of 3:45 p.m.
State police did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment.
Traffic cameras show vehicles at a standstill along the roadway.
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