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Truck Overturns, Spills Top Soil In Multi-Vehicle Crash On NJ Turnpike

CARTERET, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- Authorities are on the scene of a messy multi-vehicle truck crash on the New Jersey Turnpike.

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According to authorities, four trucks were involved in the incident in the southbound lane near Carteret at around 12 p.m. Tuesday.

Two tractor-trailers crashed into each other, and one tri-axle dump truck overturned, spilling top soil across the roadway.

Chopper 2 was live over the scene:

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.

 

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