Traffic & Transit
Truck Fire, Crash Causes Traffic Jam Along NJ Turnpike In South Jersey
The fire and crash were first reported shortly after 1030 a.m. Tuesday, @511njtpk reported.
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, NJ — All lanes of the outer roadway of the New Jersey Turnpike southbound near Exit 7 were open early Tuesday afternoon, @511njtpk reported.
However, a crash and subsequent truck fire that was first reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. had shut the outer roadway lanes for approximately 1 hour earlier in the day, according to @511njtpk.
At about 11:15 a.m., the incident had closed all outer southbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike, causing a four-mile traffic jam, the Twitter account reported. But by about 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, the incident those lanes had reopened, reducing the traffic jam to about two miles, the Twitter account reported.
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There was no immediate word regarding the number of total vehicles involved and the number of people injured.
Editor's note: This story was updated at approximately 12:20 p.m. Tuesday and again at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday to reflect new information regarding the crash's impact on traffic.Got a news tip? Story idea? Send me an email with the details at janel.miller@patch.com.
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