Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Route 17 in Paramus, New Jersey.
What Happened: A dump truck and several passenger vehicles collided under unknown conditions.
Participants:
- Driver of dump truck
- Driver of pickup truck
- Drivers of unspecified number of vehicles
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Four people, vehicles unknown, injured
Details:
On or about Wednesday, March 9th, 2022, around 1:00 in the afternoon, an accident between a dump truck and several other vehicles sent four individuals to the hospital. Troopers from the NJHP said the accident was reported along Route 17 in Paramus, New Jersey.
Authorities from the area said four as-of-yet unidentified individuals were injured when a dump truck and several other vehicles collided in a chain-reaction accident on Route 17. After the initial collision, the dump truck rolled in the lanes of traffic. Paramedics transported four people from the scene to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries after the accident. Officials did not specify which vehicle or vehicles the victims were in at the time of the accident.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is a short distance from the exchange with Ridgewood Avenue.
Multiple agencies responded to the scene of the accident in order to assist.