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Driver killed after dump truck runs off road into NJ river

Digital Brief: Aug. 11, 2023 (AM)
Digital Brief: Aug. 11, 2023 (AM) 02:20

FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, NJ (CBS) -- A dump truck veered off the road and into a South Jersey river Thursday night, killing the driver, according to police.

After 11:30 p.m. the dump truck smashed through the guardrail on County Road 553 in Fairfield Township. The truck then went into the Cohansey River.

A tow truck later pulled the dump truck out of the water.

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The driver, a 60-year-old Bridgeton man, was killed in the crash.

A passenger was taken to a local hospital with injuries.

Police are still investigating how the crash occurred. 

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