Crime & Safety

2nd Crash Closes Route 571 In Manchester: Police

The closure came on the heels of a closure of Route 547 earlier in the night, police said.

MANCHESTER, NJ — Manchester Township police were dealing with two motor vehicle accidents Friday night and road closures shut down Routes 547 and 571, police said.

Two hours after Manchester Township police issued an alert saying Route 547 was closed near the Jackson Township border, a second alert reporting the closure of Route 571 from Route 547 to Route 70.

Both alerts said the roads were closed until further notice while authorities dealt with the crashes.

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No details on the crashes were immediately available.

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