Crime & Safety
3 Injured In 13-Vehicle Pileup On Slippery North Jersey Road: Report
A tractor-trailer and a box truck were among the vehicles that collided after black ice formed on the highway, the report said.
PATERSON, NJ — A 13-vehicle crash in Paterson on Tuesday night was caused partially by black ice that formed in the left two lanes of Route 20 after recent heavy rains, a report said.
Three people had injuries from the crash that were not life-threatening, the Paterson Press reported. The crash involved a jackknifed tractor-trailer and a box truck, according to the report.
Habib Kader, the mayor's chief of staff, told the Paterson Press that wreckage from the crash"spread out over the equivalent of a city block." Multiple police and fire crews responded to the scene, the report said.
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Paterson declared a state of emergency on Monday due to flooding and several roads remain closed Wednesday, city officials said. Several other municipalities in the county, including Wayne and Little Falls, have also declared a state of emergency and urged residents to evacuate as rivers have risen above flood stage.
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