Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Rt. 206 Reopens After Truck Gets Stuck In Railroad Overpass
The truck struck the overpass, causing it to partially overturn and get wedged inside, causing traffic issues on Route 206 in Hillsborough.
Hillsborough, NJ - Route 206 in Hillsborugh has reopened after a truck that got stuck inside a railroad overpass on Tuesday afternoon, police report.
Edward P. Buck, 63, of Dunellen was driving a 2007 Mac boom-truck on June 21 at 1:48 p.m. south on Route 206 when the truck's boom struck the overpass near Old Camplain Road, causing the truck to partially overturn and wedging it inside the overpass, police report.
Buck was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center Somerset for minor injuries.
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Both sides of Route 206 were closed around 2 p.m., northbound reopened around 4 p.m. and southbound opened around 6:30 p.m.
Hillsborough Police Department is still investigating the accident.
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Anyone with information should contact police HQ at 908-369- 4323.
Hillsborough Twp Police, Hillsborough Twp Fire Companies #’s 36,37,38, Hillsborough OEM, Norfolk Southern, State DOT, and the Hillsborough Rescue Squad- Unit 79 responded to the scene.
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