Crime & Safety

Tractor Trailer Driver Killed In Accident On NJ Turnpike In South Jersey

The driver was working on the truck, which broke down. The driver of the other truck was severely injured, according to reports.

One person was killed and another was severely injured in an accident involving a tractor trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County Monday night, according to published reports.

Police say the tractor trailer was broken down on the southbound turnpike, and two people were working when they were hit by a pickup truck driving by, according to CBS 3.

The driver of the tractor trailer was killed, and the driver of the pickup truck was taken to a local hospital with severe injuries, according to NBC 10.

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The crash took place at about 9:45 p.m., according to 6 ABC. State Police are investigating the incident.

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