Crime & Safety
WATCH: Truck Driver Escapes Fatal I-78 Crash By Crawling Through Fiery Windshield
Balwinder Singh, 35, of Valley Stream, N.Y. was listed in critical condition after he climbed through the front windshield (video).
A video (see below) shows a truck driver escaping Saturday’s fiery crash along Interstate 78 by crawling through the front windshield.
Balwinder Singh, 35, of Valley Stream, N.Y. was listed in critical condition after he climbed through the front windshield, according to nj.com.
A Chatham Township man was killed in the crash when his car was hit by an oil tanker carrying 9,000 gallons of fuel, police said.
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James Pinaire, 24, was driving from the Garden State Parkway Ramp onto 78 westbound in an Audi A4 when he was hit by the tanker; both vehicles then crashed into a tractor-trailer, according to nj.com.
The tractor-trailer exploded into flames near Exit 52 on Interstate 78, News 12 reports. Photos and videos taken at the scene show multiple vehicles and a truck engulfed in flames.
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Firefighters, some of whom reported from the Port Authority Aircraft Rescue Fire Department, were able to put out the blaze by 3 p.m., according to NJ.com. Here is the video provided by nj.com:
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