Crime & Safety
Cop Seriously Injured In Motorcycle Crash During Funeral Procession In Union County
Police said the officer was riding a motorcycle when he was hit by a van while participating in a funeral procession on Monday morning.
LINDEN, NJ — A Linden Police Officer was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash while participating in a funeral procession on Monday morning.
Shortly before 11 a.m., the officer was driving on Roselle Street on a marked police motorcycle when it collided with a Ford van that was entering a private driveway, said Linden Police.
The officer was taken to University Hospital in Newark with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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The driver of the van was not injured.
Roselle Street remains closed between Ziegler Avenue and Elizabeth Avenue.
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Motorists are asked to avoid the area and use an alternate route, said police.
The crash remains under investigation by the Union County Police Traffic Bureau.
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