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Tractor Trailer Accident

NJ Trucker Killed In PA I-78 Overturn Crash: Coroner NJ Trucker Killed In PA I-78 Overturn Crash: Coroner
NJ Trucker Killed In PA I-78 Overturn Crash: Coroner A New Jersey truck driver was killed when his tractor-trailer veered off the road and overturned on Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania, officials announced on Thursday, March 6. Timothy O. Atanda, 48, of Newark, was behind the wheel when the crash happened at mile marker 60.7 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, at approximately 2:01 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said. Atanda was pronounced dead at 2:47 p.m. in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. An autopsy determined his cause of death was blunt force injuries due to a motor veh…
Tractor-Trailer Flips On New Jersey Turnpike (UPDATED) Tractor-Trailer Flips On New Jersey Turnpike (UPDATED)
Tractor-Trailer Flips On New Jersey Turnpike (Updated) A driver escaped serious injury when his tractor-trailer overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike in Camden County, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24 on the turnpike southbound near milepost 27 in Barrington, according to New Jersey State Police spokesman Troy McNair. The driver lost control of his tractor-trailer, ran off the roadway to the right and overturned, McNair said. The driver sustained minor injuries, he said. One right lane of two lanes was blocked, 511nj.org reported. The crash remains under investigation.
4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer 4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer
4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer A New Jersey family of nine was heading to Niagara Falls over the weekend when their motorhome was struck by a tractor-trailer at full speed, leaving two injured and stranding four children on a New York highway, authorities said. Deputies from the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on State Route 20A at State Route 238 in the Town of Orangeville around 9:35 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17 and found that a full sized tractor trailer had collided with a full sized motorhome occupied by a New Jersey family comprising four adults and five children on their way to Niagara Falls. It …
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Road Closed In South Jersey Tractor-Trailer Flips, Road Closed In South Jersey
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Road Closed In South Jersey A tractor-trailer overturned in Gloucester County, shutting down the highway, authorities said. The crash occurred about 1 p.m. on Friday Sept. 9 on the Route 55 southbound ramp to Exit 39 - US 40 in Franklin Township, according to the state Department of Transportation. All lanes were closed, the DOT said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Serious Crashes Reported On I-295 South Jersey (DEVELOPING) Serious Crashes Reported On I-295 South Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crashes Reported On I-295 South Jersey (Developing) A serious crash was reported on Interstate-295 in Camden County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash was reported at about 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 28 on I-295 southbound near milepost 27 in Bellmawr An unconfirmed report said that one of the car's occupants was unconscious. A second I-295 crash involving a tractor-trailer occurred at about 3:30 p.m. near milepost 49.6 in Springfield, Burlington County. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Driver Killed In Horrific Turnpike Crash Was 'Determined To Succeed' Driver Killed In Horrific Turnpike Crash Was 'Determined To Succeed'
Driver Killed In Horrific Turnpike Crash Was 'Determined To Succeed' The death of a 41-year-old Bayonne woman who was ejected then run over by a tractor trailer last weekend on the New Jersey Turnpike has left those who knew her reeling. Olga Armijo was heading north in a Toyota Corolla when she was struck by a Honda Accord around 4:15 a.m. Sunday, April 24 near milepost 105.9 in Newark, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The impact caused the Toyota to cross the roadway and strike the right guardrail. As a result of the crash, Armijo was ejected then struck by a tractor trailer, Marchan said. Those who knew Armijo said she was full of li…
NJ Turnpike Blocked By Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police NJ Turnpike Blocked By Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police
NJ Turnpike Blocked By Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police The northbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike were blocked after a tractor-trailer crashed, authorities said. The truck became fully engulfed in flames at about 5:55 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, State Police said.  The crash occurred at milepost 30.6 in Cherry Hill Township. No injuries were reported and the truck was removed shortly after 7 a.m., a State Police spokesman said.  The cause and circumstances of the accident remain under investigation.