Tractor Trailer Driver Seriously Injured In NJ Turnpike Crash (Updated)

A vehicle crash and overturned tractor-trailer brought a massive emergency response to the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County early Tuesday, May 14.

A vehicle crash and overturned tractor trailer brought a massive emergency response to the NJ Turnpike in Burlington County early Tuesday, May 14.
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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine

05/14/2024 6:19 a.m.

A driver from Philadelphia was seriously hurt in the crash, according to New Jersey State Police.

Troopers responded to the crash at about 6 a.m. at Interchange 4 in Mount Laurel Township.

Based on a preliminary investigation, a Mack tractor-trailer operated by a 59-year-old Philadelphia man was traveling northbound on the Turnpike and was negotiating a curve of the entrance ramp at milepost 34.6, State Police said.

That's when the truck overturned and the driver was seriously injured.

The crash remains under investigation.

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