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Photos Show Tanker Trunk Hauling 8,500 Gallons Of Gas Crush 2 Cars In NJ, 5 Hospitalized

Police have provided an update and firefighters have shared photos of the crash involving a tanker truck and two passenger vehicles Wednesday, Oct. 2 in Bernardsville.

At the scene.

At the scene.

 Photo Credit: Bernardsville/Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Departments
At the scene.

At the scene.

Photo Credit: Bernardsville/Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Departments
At the scene.

At the scene.

Photo Credit: Bernardsville/Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Departments
At the scene.

At the scene.

Photo Credit: Bernardsville/Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Departments
by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

One person was airlifted and four people were taken by ground to various hospitals after the crash with a 2018 Kenworth tractor-trailer loaded with 8,500 gallons of gasoline on Anderson Hill Road just north of Seney Drive around 8:20 a.m., Bernardsville police said.

The tractor-trailer was heading north on Anderson Hill Road when for it lost power and began rolling backward, police said. The tractor-trailer began to jackknife, then overturned onto the two vehicles directly behind it, which were also traveling north on Anderson Hill Road. 

One victim was extricated from a Mazda CX5 and airlifted to Morristown Memorial Hospital. Four other people were rushed to local hospitals. All were in stable condition as of press time, police said.

CBS News live-streamed footage from the scene. 

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