Crime & Safety
Dump Truck Crash in Sussex County Hospitalizes 2-Year-Old
The two-year-old needed to be air evacuated to a local hospital, police said.
SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ — A multi-car collision involving a dump truck has left several injured, including a two-year-old child, according to the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office.
On Friday, around 11 a.m., a dump truck traveling south on Route 284 had crossed over into the northbound lanes, on a curved portion of the highway, slamming into the left side of a Ford Ranger.
The impact caused the Ford to roll over and left it upside down on the highway median.
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Officials said the dump truck continued, smashing into another vehicle, a Honda Odyssey. Eventually, the truck came to a stop at Lower Unionville Road.
Several minor injuries were reported, but a two-year-old occupant in the Honda suffered “more serious injuries” and was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to authorities.
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The two-year-old is now in stable condition, officials added.
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