Truck Overturns On NJ Jersey Turnpike, Spills Butane
The New Jersey Turnpike was shut down for south bound lanes after a truck accident in which a tanker overturned, according to sources. The backups on Interstate 295 stretched into the afternoon. The tanker truck was carrying butane, and the driver was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden and is listed in stable condition.
Read MoreEight Injured In Truck Accident In Area “Notorious For Truck Accidents”
Five people were injured in a truck accident in Riverdale when a dump truck coming down a hill collided with eight vehicles before overturning, according to ABC 27 News. The majority of the victims suffered head and neck injuries, but authorities said that none of them are life-threatening. The truck driver was not injured, according
Read MoreTruck Driver Involved In Accident Found In Possession Of Illegal Drugs, Not In Possession Of Valid License
The driver who was involved in a single vehicle truck accident in New Jersey in October was found to be driving on a suspended license and was in possession of illegal drugs as well at the time of the crash, according to the Asbury Park Press. The driver, 23-year-old Edwin Benitez lost control of his
Read MoreTanker Spill Off I-95 May Have Contaminated Water Supply
A truck accident off I-95 in Augusta, Maine has put an entire community at risk, according to multiple sources. The tanker truck turned over south early in morning on October 7, and it was transporting 3,800 gallons of Nopcote, a liquid chemical used to make paper. Officials identified the driver as 39-year-old Rudy Baldeo of
Read MoreLogistics Company Elusive Following Semi-Truck Accidents
The same trucking company had two of their commercial truck’s involved in a truck accident last August in two separate incidents within seven days, according to the Pocono Record. The two accidents both occurred on Interstate 80 East and occurred only one mile apart, according to accident reports. The trucks were registered to a company called
Read MoreDriver In Fatal Truck Accident May Have Been Distracted By Cellphone
According to the Associated Press, the driver who was responsible for causing a truck accident in Maine may have been distracted by his cell phone. The police said that 35-year-old Peter Barnum took a call from his boss just moments before the truck he was driving skidded into the path of an Amtrak train on
Read MoreWoman Dies after New Jersey Truck Accident
A woman was killed in a New Jersey truck accident in West Babylon on August 24, according to sources. The accident occurred on Sunrise Highway on a Wednesday afternoon, according to the Long Island Press. According to the Suffolk County Police, the woman was driving a Geo when she slowed down and was rear-ended by a
Read MoreNY Neighborhood Evacuated After Truck Accident
Residents in suburban Buffalo were ordered to evacuate after a gas line was ruptured following a truck accident on September 9. According to The Wall Street Journal, the truck was traveling westbound on Interstate 90 at about 2:30 am when it sideswiped a pickup truck before veering across the median. Authorities were able to quickly shut
Read MoreTruck Accident on I-80 Halts Traffic
A truck accident involving another car on Interstate 80 on August 26 flipped on car into the opposite lane, according to LehighValleyLive.com. The accident occurred in Allamuchy Township. The driver of the car was identified as 24-year-old Valerie Thurnau, who was struck by a pickup truck as she was changing lanes, according to the New Jersey
Read MoreMany Injured and Driver Killed In Bus-Truck Collision
A truck accident in New Jersey on August 24 has sent two people to the hospital, according to several sources. Multiple injuries were reported after the tractor-trailer collided with a bus on the New Jersey Turnpike. The bus was traveling from New York to Washington and carrying 55 passengers. Two of the passengers suffered serious injuries, according
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