PALISADES PARK TOWNSHIP, NJ (BERGEN COUNTY) – A 70-year-old woman was hit by a vehicle Thursday in Palisades Park Township, according to the Hackensack Daily Voice. The accident occurred Thursday afternoon at the intersection of East Edsall Boulevard and Bergen Boulevard. A 27-year-old driving a Volkswagen Jetta was attempting to make a turn when they… Read more »
MOORESTOWN, NJ (BURLINGTON COUNTY) – Three people died in an accident involving an NJ Transit bus this morning in Moorestown, according to the Burlington Daily Voice. The accident happened around 12:30 a.m. at the intersection of Route 38 and Pleasant Valley Avenue. NJ Transit bus 317 was headed for Philadelphia when it was struck by… Read more »
HACKENSACK , NJ – A pedestrian was severely injured after being struck by a vehicle on Thursday, Daily Voice reports. The accident happened at approximately 8:30 p.m. on South River Street. The victim, Michael Columbo, 56, was hit by a 2015 Grand Cherokee when crossing in the middle of the block just outside of a… Read more »
NEWARK, NJ – There’s a truck fire on NJ 21, 511 NJ reports. As of 12:33 p.m. it has been reported that all lanes are closed due to a truck fire on NJ-21 northbound area of East 3rd Avenue. Detours are available and all drivers should be cautious. Note: This blog reports on the types of… Read more »
WAYNE, NJ – Two vehicles crashed into different telephone poles causing severe damage and injuring four people on Wednesday afternoon, NJ Advance Media reports. Three of the victims were hospitalized. The accidents happened on Ratzer Road near Garside Avenue in Passaic County at approximately 5:18 p.m. When officers arrived, they found the two vehicles had… Read more »
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – There was a serious accident in Monroe Township on Thursday, sources report. The area surrounding Route 535 (Cranbury South River Road) and Deans Rhode Hall Road was affected. Police said that the intersection could be closed for up to five hours beginning at 10:30 a.m. The New Jersey car accident attorneys of Brach… Read more »
HO-HO-KUS, NJ – A vehicle slammed into a tree and caught fire Thursday morning resulting in one injury, according to Daily Voice. The accident happened on Hollywood Avenue off northbound Route 17 at 8 a.m. The driver of a black Nissan Altima was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries. Ho-Ho-Kus firefighters, Borough… Read more »
GARFIELD, NJ – A fire broke out at an apartment building in Garfield early Thursday morning, displacing several tenants and sending one man to the hospital. Police received reports of a fire breaking out at a three-story apartment building at the corner of Jewell Street and Semel Avenue at around 1:30 a.m. When they arrived,… Read more »
GLEN ROCK, NJ – Police are seeking the driver of a truck which hit a bicyclist and did not stop to render assistance Thursday afternoon, the Daily Voice reports. The victim told police that she had been struck by the passenger-side wing mirror of black utility truck so forcefully that it broke off from the… Read more »
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – According to sources, a North Plainfield man has been charged for setting fire to a house under construction that spread to two other homes on Wednesday. The fire happened on Maple Avenue at approximately 2:40 a.m. Jonathan Davies, 26, was seen watching the buildings engulfed in flames and leaving and entering… Read more »
