Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Median On Route 42 In Deptford
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DEPTFORD, N.J. (CBS) - A tractor-trailer crash on Route 42 in Deptford snarled traffic for several hours Tuesday morning.
The crash happened on the southbound lanes of Route 42, near Route 55, around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.
ACCIDENT involving a tractor trailer on RT-42 SB at RT-55 in #Deptford. The left lane is blocked & delays are already up to 20 min @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/nOI2e8W2vv
— Chandler Lutz (@ChandlerLutzTV) September 4, 2018
Police say a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck collided, sending the tractor-trailer crashing into the median.
#Chopper3 is on scene in #DeptfordTwp for this tractor trailer v. pickup truck accident on RT-42 SB at RT-55. Expect a big gaper delay NB. ALT: Black Horse Pike. @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/l8QCxZWsPL
— Chandler Lutz (@ChandlerLutzTV) September 4, 2018
The pickup truck driver suffered minor injuries and was transported to Cooper Hospital. The tractor-trailer driver was not injured,
The southbound lanes were partially blocked with traffic getting by in one lane. The northbound lanes were not impacted.
The scene has since been cleared.