Update: Route 17 Ramp To Route 4 In Paramus Reopened After Box Truck Crash

A ramp at Routes 4 and 17 in Paramus was reopened shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday after a box truck tipped onto its side a few hours earlier.

Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded to the box truck crash  on the ramp from northbound Route 17 to westbound Route 4 around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8, responders at the scene said. — Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded to the box truck crash on the ramp from northbound Route 17 to westbound Route 4 around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8, responders at the scene said.
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The driver climbed out of the leased truck.
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The crash at the Route 4/17 flyover jammed area traffic as drivers sought alternate routes.
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Nutchies Service handled the wreckage.
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Paramus police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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Jerry DeMarco

06/08/2024 11:30 a.m.

The driver climbed out after the leased truck crashed on the cloverleaf ramp from northbound Route 17 to westbound Route 4 around 7:30 a.m. June 8, responders at the scene said.

Paramus EMS members took him to Hackensack University Medical Center with what they said were minor injuries.

Borough police and firefighters were first at the scene of the crash near the flyover.

A Nutchies Service heavy-duty wrecker righted and removed the rig.

The contents couldn't immediately be determined.

Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report.

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