About 20 people transported, lanes on New Jersey Turnpike northbound reopen, state police say
Multiple lanes were reopened northbound on the outer roadway of the New Jersey Turnpike after a morning crash that sent about 20 people to the hospital.
State police responded to a multi-car crash in the outer lanes of the turnpike at milepost 54.5 in Bordentown Township, Burlington County, before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The crash involved six cars, including two tractor-trailers, a transit bus, a flatbed truck, a box truck, and a transit van, state police said.
The crash caused a 3.5-mile backup, 511NJ said on X.
Delays on New Jersey Turnpike Inner Roadway northbound Interchange 6 - Pennsylvania Turnpike (Mansfield Twp) to North of Interchange 7 - US 206 (Bordentown Twp) All lanes open 3 1/2 mile delay due to an incident on the NJ Turnpike https://t.co/GV9Krg1qpT
— 511NJ TPK (@511njtpk) October 15, 2024
Burlington County dispatchers said about 20 people were transported from the scene, but there were no reported fatalities.
Chopper 3 showed a FlixBus pulled over on the shoulder and several people with luggage alongside the road. A smaller bus later pulled up and the people with luggage boarded the bus.
State police said no non-life-threatening injuries were reported, and the crash remains under investigation.
The lanes reopened around 1:45 p.m.