Crime & Safety

Update: Fatal Accident Closes Route 3 West

A truck container landed on a car, killing a motorists, according to reports.

A fatal motor vehicle accident closed part of Route 3 West in Lyndhurst Monday afternoon, reports stated.

A truck container landed on a car, killing a motorist, NorthJersey.com reported.

The website reported that the unidentified victim was dead, citing digital scan reports; medical personnel were unable to get to the victim due to heavy entrapment.

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Route 3 West was temporarily closed, News12.com reported.

Personnel from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office arrived at the scene shortly before 3 p.m., NorthJersey.com reported.

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