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Fuel Spill Shuts Route 3 After Four-Vehicle Crash Fuel Spill Shuts Route 3 After Four-Vehicle Crash
Fuel Spill Shuts Route 3 After Four-Vehicle Crash A four-vehicle collision involving a fuel spill shut down Route 3 East in East Rutherford on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 20, causing significant traffic disruptions, authorities said. The accident, reported at the South Service Road at 12:05 p.m., began with a crash between a Chevy Malibu and a tow truck, according to East Rutherford Police Captain J. Yannacone. The impact set off a chain reaction involving a Toyota Tundra pickup and a dump truck. Three lanes of Route 3 were initially closed, but a diesel fuel leak from the tow truck forced a full road closure. Traffic was rerouted to th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
ID Of NJ Woman Killed In Maine Plane Crash Released ID Of NJ Woman Killed In Maine Plane Crash Released
ID Of NJ Woman Killed In Maine Plane Crash Released A 57-year-old Essex County woman was one of two people killed in a plane crash in Maine on Thursday, July 25, authorities said. Christina Chung, a Livingston resident, was identified as one of the victims after a small plane that took off from Morristown Municipal Airport before crashing and bursting into flames on the approach to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Maine around 12:25 p.m., the Maine Department of Public Safety said.  Michael Leibowitz, a 71-year-old  Charleston, South Carolina, resident was the pilot killed in the crash. Steve Heckman, Maine-based Trenton Volun…

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by Sam Barron
News
Fiery Small Plane Crash Kills Pilot, Passenger In Maine After Leaving North Jersey Airport: FAA Fiery Small Plane Crash Kills Pilot, Passenger In Maine After Leaving North Jersey Airport: FAA
Fiery Small Plane Crash Kills Pilot, Passenger In Maine After Leaving North Jersey Airport: FAA Two people were killed after a small plane that took off from a North Jersey airport crashed and burst into flames in Maine on Thursday, July 25. A spokesperson for the FAA said the single-engine Cirrus SR22 left Morristown Municipal Airport before it crashed on the approach to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Maine around 12:25 p.m.  UPDATE: Livingston Woman ID'd As Woman Killed In Double Fatal Maine Plane Crash Steve Heckman, Maine-based Trenton Volunteer Fire Chief said the plane crashed at the north end of the airport runway, where it erupted in flames. The…

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by Cecilia Levine