Car Crashes On Route 55 In Maurice River Township, Closing Portion Of Highway

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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.J. (CBS) - An overturned vehicle in the woods forced police to shutdown part of busy South Jersey highway on Wednesday morning.

It happened just before 8 a.m. on Route 55 southbound, just south of exit 21 in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County.

Police are investigating what caused a driver to go off the road.

No word on any injuries.

The road has since reopened.