UPDATE: Traffic Tied Up Hours After Fatal Turnpike Accident

A fatal accident at about 1:30 p.m. Monday has yet to be cleared and the outer lanes on the northbound side of the NJ Turnpike were still closed as of 5:30 p.m.

The accident involved a tractor-trailer, a dump truck, and two commercial trucks. State Police Sgt. Brian Polite said the driver of one dump truck was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the tractor trailer was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital to be treated for injuries.

Nj.com is reporting that the name of the dump truck driver is Claudio C. Gavelik Sr., 47, of Old Bridge.

The accident occurred just before Exit 9 and traffic back ups are being reported on Route 18 between Route 1 and Edgeboro Road, near Route 32 between the turnpike and Monroe and Route 130 in South Brunswick. Delays on Route 1 went as far south as Plainsboro and as far north as Woodbridge Avenue in Edison, according to www.511nj.org.

Sgt. Polite said the scene is still under investigation.

Check back here for more details as they become available.