Several People Hurt In Pileup Involving Car, Truck Ambulance In Carlstadt

CARLSTADT, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- A semi-trailer truck, an ambulance and a car were involved in a monumental crash in Carlstadt, New Jersey Friday evening.

Carlstadt police said the accident happened in front of 3167 Washington Ave. in the Bergen County municipality.

Carlstadt police said a minivan or taxi attempting to make a left turn into a gas station caused an ambulance to swerve into oncoming traffic and strike the car and the truck.

A semi-trailer truck was demolished in a crash in Carlstadt, New Jersey on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (Credit: Jessica Layton/CBS2)

A car was demolished in a crash in Carlstadt, New Jersey on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (Credit: Jessica Layton/CBS2)

Police said at least four or five people were injured. The extent of their injuries was not immediately learned, but their injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

The ambulance was from Moonachie and was headed to Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, police said. It was not clear whether there was a patient in the ambulance.

New Jersey State Police also responded.

Separately, another semi-trailer truck was demolished in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Carlstadt, not far away from the multi-vehicle accident scene.

A semi-trailer truck was involved in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Carlstadt on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (Credit: Ryan Thompson, via Facebook)

Details on that crash and any possible injuries were not immediately available.