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Messy Tractor Trailer Crash Shuts All Lanes Of Route 17 Near NY/NJ Border

An overturned tractor-trailer has closed Route 17 near the border of Rockland and Bergen counties Friday morning, Sept. 8.

An overturned tractor trailer closed Route 17 in Mahwah Friday morning, Sept. 8.

An overturned tractor trailer closed Route 17 in Mahwah Friday morning, Sept. 8.

Photo Credit: Kristin Weinhofer
An overturned tractor trailer closed Route 17 in Mahwah Friday morning, Sept. 8.

An overturned tractor trailer closed Route 17 in Mahwah Friday morning, Sept. 8.

Photo Credit: Kristin Weinhofer
An overturned tractor trailer closed Route 17 in Mahwah Friday morning, Sept. 8.

An overturned tractor trailer closed Route 17 in Mahwah Friday morning, Sept. 8.

Photo Credit: Denise Pierce Lima

It happened on the southbound side, just north of US 202 in Mahwah, the New Jersey Transportation Department said. 

While it wasn't immediately clear what the trailer was hauling, debris was strewn across the roadway.

The highway remained closed as of 9:40 a.m.

This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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