Lanes reopened after tractor-trailer overturns on I-295 northbound, NJDOT says
All lanes on I-295 northbound have now reopened north of Exit 26S on Route 42/Interstate-76/Interstate-676 after a tractor-trailer overturned near Exit 1B in Bellmawr Saturday afternoon, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation in an update Saturday night.
NJDOT said the cleanup and removal of an overturned tanker on I-295 North was completed at around 9:45 p.m., several hours earlier than expected. All ramps have also reopened on I-295, I-76 and Route 42.
The tanker that carried butane overturned before the covered roadway, where traffic from the I-76 East Exit 1B ramp merges with I-295 northbound, NJDOT said in the news release. Emergency personnel removed the butane, cleaned up the area, and the tanker was removed.
Officials said Camden County Hazmat was on the scene earlier Saturday burning the remains of the tractor-trailer's contents with two flares on site. The Camden County Office of Emergency Management was overseeing the procedure, according to Camden County's Office of Public Affairs.
The tractor-trailer driver was taken to the hospital, officials said. No other injuries have been reported.
In a post on Saturday afternoon X at around 1:15 p.m., the New Jersey Department of Transportation said the I-295 northbound ramp was closed from Exit 27/I-76 to I-676 in Bellmawr because of the crash. Drivers were advised there would be detours to follow.
Less than two hours later, NJDOT said all I-295 northbound lanes north of Exit 26S were closed. The I-76 eastbound and westbound ramps were also closed to I-295. The Route 42 northbound ramp was also closed to I-295 northbound.
CBS News Philadelphia captured photos of the scene Saturday afternoon as drivers were detoured around the closures.
