Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Videos Show Where 3 Died In Major N.J. Cattle Truck Crash

Cows were "thrown across the road" after a vehicle hit a cattle truck, according to video reports.

Various video footage showed the scene where three people were killed in an I-287 accident Saturday night, where cows were reportedly “thrown across the road.”

Three people died in the massive wreck Saturday night on 287 after a trailer carrying cows, a multi-passenger van and at least one car collided, New Jersey State Police said.

According to State Police, the accident happened in the northbound lanes at about 10:30 p.m. in Bernards Township. Police did not say exactly what caused the three cars to collide.

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At least 19 people were involved in the wreck, police said. Of the 19, two people were pronounced dead at the scene and one person was pronounced dead at Morristown Memorial Hospital, police said. The identities of the deceased have not been released.

Four more people were transported to Morristown Memorial, two with serious injuries.

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Nine people were transported to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Somerset with non-life-threatening injuries.

Here are the videos at the scene:





UPDATE: Authorities have released additional information about the crash.Click here for details.

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