Traffic & Transit

1 Dead After Truck Overturns On Garden State Parkway In Clark: Report

A construction truck flipped over on the parkway Thursday morning, resulting in one death, according to reports.

CLARK, NJ — A construction truck overturned on Garden State Parkway in Clark Thursday morning, resulting in one death, according to New Jersey 101.5.

State Police told NJ 101.5 that one person inside the truck died in the crash but did not know if the diver or passenger was killed.

The truck flipped over at around 6:38 a.m., blocking three of five lanes near Exit 135, Central Avenue, in Clark. This created a backup that extended nearly 10 miles to the New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge, according to NJ 101.5.

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