Traffic & Transit

SUV Jumps Curb, Crashes Into Utility Pole In Mountainside

Breaking: A utility pole and wires are down causing New Providence Road southbound to close in Mountainside around 8 a.m.

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — A SUV that jumped the curb and crashed into a utility pole on Tuesday morning is causing delays in Mountainside, police report.

A utility pole and wires are down as a result of the crash the occurred around 8 a.m. causing New Providence Road southbound to close between Deer Path and Central Avenue, Mountainside Police Department report.

Southbound traffic is being detoured on W. R. Tracy Drive or Central Avenue.

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Drivers should expect delays in the area.

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