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4 Vehicles Destroyed As Car Carrier Goes Up In Flames On Route 80 (Photos)
Four vehicles were destroyed as a car carrier went up in flames on Route 80, authorities said.
The carrier caught fire near milepost 14 in Frelinghuysen on the evening of Tuesday, March 29, according to the Hope Volunteer Fire Department.
Engine 38-63, tanker 38-71, and rescue engine 38-62 made quick work of the blaze, while additional manpower was also called to the scene, the department said.
Ultimately, four out of the eight vehicles atop the car carrier were saved, the department said.
Scroll down to view additional photos from the scene.
Station 38 rolled Engine 38-63, Tanker 3…
Update: One Driver Killed, Another Seriously Hurt In Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash
UPDATE: One driver was killed and another was seriously hurt following a Tuesday morning wrong-way crash on Route 80, state police confirmed.
Francis Merrick, 75, was driving a Jeep Compass east in the westbound lane when the vehicle crashed head-on into a Hyundai Elantra driven by Robert Nardone, 80, near milepost 28.3 in Roxbury Township just after 7:30 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com.
Nardone, of Hackettstown, was killed in the crash, while Merrick, of Tafton, PA, was seriously hurt, Curry said.
The crash investigation caused a closure of all lanes west of Exit 28 and …
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