Posts Tagged ‘fatal truck accident’
1 Dead After Tanker Truck Flips Over Guardrail on New Jersey Turnpike, Bursts Into Flames
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A pile of mattresses on top of a cargo van sprang loose onto the New Jersey Turnpike Wednesday afternoon, forcing a tanker truck driver to swerve so suddenly that his truck flipped over a guardrail and instantly burst into flames, killing him, authorities and witnesses say.…
Read MoreSouthampton Township teacher killed week after her student dies from crash
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. SOUTHAMPTON TWP., N.J. — A middle school teacher mourning the loss of one her students in a traffic accident was struck and killed by a truck a week later in Burlington County. New Jersey State Police identify the teacher who was killed while jogging alongside Route…
Read MorePedestrian, vehicle passenger killed in Burlington Co. crash
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. SOUTHAMPTON TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — Two people were killed when a truck struck a jogger, then flipped over along Route 206 in Southampton Twp., Burlington County. New Jersey State Police Lt. Brian Polite said authorities are investigating the accident that happened just after 2:15 p.m. on…
Read More2 killed in Route 22 crash in Branchburg
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. BRANCHBURG — Two passengers were killed in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 28 Wednesday morning. Herminia Santos, 76, of Somerville, and Apolonia Viri, 62, of Raritan were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, Branchburg police Capt. Bill Haldeman said.…
Read MoreAuthorities identify toddler killed in mail truck accident
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a toddler who was killed when a mail truck struck her grandmother, who was carrying the child across a northern New Jersey street. Elizabeth officials say 2-year-old Sofia Flores died in Monday morning’s accident, while her…
Read MoreToddler Struck, Killed By Mail Truck In Elizabeth, New Jersey
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. ELIZABETH, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A toddler was struck and killed by a mail truck in an accident that left her older brother and grandmother injured Monday morning in New Jersey, police said. It happened just after 10 a.m. at Rahway Avenue and Chilton Street in Elizabeth. The…
Read MoreMan Killed In Head-On Collision With Surf City Refuse Truck On Route 539 In Lacey
The two-vehicle crash happened near mile marker 16; Route 539 closed from Route 72 in Barnegat to Harry Wright Boulevard in Manchester. Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. An unidentified man was killed on Route 539 in Lacey on Tuesday afternoon when his Nissan crossed the center line near mile marker 16…
Read MoreTruck driver ticketed in fatal New Jersey crash
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Police have issued four tickets to a truck driver who hit an overpass in northern New Jersey, dropping the trailer on a car and killing a motorist. Fifty-year-old Ali Mutakabbir of Clifton was headed west of Route 3 when the container hit…
Read MoreCrossing guard: Truck driver shouted ‘Oh my God’ as boy was fatally struck
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark CRESSKILL — At first, it looked like the tractor-trailer couldn’t make the turn onto the quiet suburban road. Then, there was screaming. “Oh my God, oh my God,” a nearby crossing guard heard the driver scream. The truck had struck 13-year-old Young Rok Lee, who had been riding his bicycle down Grant…
Read MoreGlassboro man killed when tractor-trailer overturns in Quinton
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark QUINTON TWP. — A Glassboro man was killed when he apparently lost control of the tractor-trailer he was driving and the vehicle overturned early Monday morning, state police said. The accident occurred around 6:39 a.m. on Telegraph Road, also known as County Route 540, between Cool…
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