Crime & Safety
Highway Partially Closed, Fire On N.J. Turnpike (Video)
All lanes were closed after a truck overturned.
The New Jersey Turnpike northbound was partially closed on Sunday because of a truck fire, according to authorities.
As of 1:30 p.m., there was an overturned tractor trailer and a truck fire on New Jersey Turnpike northbound, just south of Interchange 7A - I-195, in Hamilton Township. The left and center lanes were closed on the outer roadway, and the right and center lanes were closed on the inner roadway.
A reporter covering President Trump in Bedminster apparently caught the scene on video:
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Heading home from #Bedminster and there is a tanker on fire on the #NewJerseyTurnpike. I could feel the heat from across the highway. pic.twitter.com/BueKF4lYMc
— Mariam Khan (@MKhan47) August 13, 2017
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