Crime & Safety
Route 22 East Closed In Hillside Because Of Fatal NJ Crash
Pictures of the crash showed the car underneath the rear of a tractor trailer near a McDonald's.
A New Jersey highway's eastbound lanes were closed because of a fatal crash early Monday, officials said. Pictures of the crash showed the car underneath the rear of a tractor trailer.
Route 22 eastbound lanes were closed and detoured between Bloy and Broad streets in Hillside because of the crash investigation.
News12 and News4 New York confirmed that the crash involving a BMW was fatal. A 39-year-old driver died when he smashed into the back of the tractor-trailer as it turned into the McDonald's parking lot, police say.
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Here are pictures and other information from the scene:
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Serious Crash in #Hillside, NJ E/B Rt. 22 CLOSED between Bloy St and North Broad. Accident investigation underway pic.twitter.com/eHnEau8Pbs
— MARISSA TORRES PIX11 (@MarissaTorresTV) April 22, 2019
Bus Route Nos. 65 an 114 are on detour in Hillside/Newark. Route 22 East is closed between Bloy Street and N Broad Street due to a motor vehicle accident/investigation. Bus service to Newark/New York will operate on Morris Avenue, Liberty Avenue, Bloy Street to Long Avenue.
— NJ TRANSIT - NBUS (@NJTRANSIT_NBUS) April 22, 2019
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