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About 20 people transported, lanes on New Jersey Turnpike northbound reopen, state police say

New Jersey Turnpike crash injures at least 20 people, state police say
New Jersey Turnpike crash injures at least 20 people, state police say 00:23

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.

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.

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