Car Drives Off New Jersey Turnpike Bridge; 1 Critically Injured: Cops

A vehicle drove off a New Jersey Turnpike bridge on Saturday, and at least one serious injury was reported, according to authorities.

The vehicle broke through a guardrail and landed on Tices Lane, according to police.

The accident happened at 3:53 p.m. on the northbound roadway, at mile-marker 81.6, when a gold Nissan went off roadway, police said.

The accident happened in the East Brunswick area and shut down traffic between Elkins Road and Ryders Lane on Tices Lane, authorities said.

The driver was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Medical in New Brunswick where the person was listed in critical condition late Saturday afternoon, police said.

We'll have more information on this story as it develops.