GLEN ROCK, NJ (BERGEN COUNTY) – Multiple people were injured and a fire hydrant was damaged after two vehicles collided head-on in Glen Rock this afternoon. According to the Hackensack Daily Voice, the accident occurred at the intersection of Rock Road and Berkeley Place, when a silver sedan and a red car collided head-on. A… Read more »
HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ (CAMDEN COUNTY) – A man was killed in Camden County on Thursday night when an apartment caught fire, according to NJ.com. The fire broke out at a unit in the Haddon Hills apartment complex in Haddon Township. When authorities arrived at the scene, flames and smoke were already pouring from the apartment…. Read more »
NEWARK, NJ – The man killed in a fall at the Prudential Tower yesterday was repairing the building’s HVAC system at the time of the accident, according to the latest reporting. A representative of Local Sheet Local 25 Sheet Metal Workers identified the as 44-year-old Peter J. Millar. Millar was either repairing or replacing the… Read more »
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Police believe that the vehicle fire which led to a man’s death Wednesday morning was the result of a “minor” traffic accident, according to the Hudson Reporter. This is an update to yesterday’s post. The determination was made by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, which is reviewing the case alongside the… Read more »
LINDEN, NJ – A construction worker was killed yesterday when the excavator he was operating collapsed into the Arthur Kill, trapping him in frigid water for about an hour. NJ.com reports that the incident happened in the 4900 block of Tremley Point Road at about 8 a.m. Thursday. Rescue crews spent roughly an hour working… Read more »
CAMDEN, NJ – Police are asking the public’s help in finding the vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision in Camden on Wednesday, NJ.com reports. Lawrence Lloyd, 46, was walking in the 2600 block of Mt. Ephraim Avenue at approximately 10 p.m. on January 27, when he was struck by a vehicle and suffered severe… Read more »
PARSIPPANY, NJ – A man died yesterday when his car collided with a semi truck that was parked on the side of I-80, NJ Advance Media reports. The crash took place near the 40.4 milepost of eastbound I-80 in Parsippany. Emergency responders took the motorist to Morristown Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The… Read more »
JERSEY CITY, NJ – A man died yesterday morning when his vehicle caught fire near Riverview-Fisk Park, the Daily Voice reports. Authorities received reports of a car on fire at Hutton Street and New York Avenue at about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters put out the flames and discovered a man behind the wheel. He was… Read more »
BELLEVILLE, NJ – A woman was struck and killed by a dump truck yesterday afternoon while she crossed a busy street in Belleville, NJ.com reported today. The collision occurred near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Little Street just before 1 p.m. Ximena Aguilar, 44, was hit by a garbage truck operated by Interstate Waste… Read more »
NEWARK, NJ – A construction worker fell to his death at the Prudential Tower late this morning, NJ Advance Media reports. The incident occurred at about 11 a.m. today, when the unnamed man fell about 20 feet while was making repairs to the building’s fifth floor. Emergency responders found him unresponsive, and pronounced him dead… Read more »
