07-04-06 - Ridgefield Park Tractor Trailer Accident - Route 80 East ramp to Route 95 South
7-04-06 - Ridgefield Park Tractor Trailer Accident - Route 80 East ramp to Route 95 South On Tuesday, July 4th 2006 the Ridgefield Park NJ Fire Department responded to the Route 80 Eastbound ramp to Route 95 South for a tractor trailer that overturned through a guide rail and ignited into flames. The collision occurred around 830am when the truck drove from the local lanes on a bend straight up a hill onto the express lanes. The fire was caused by a ruptured fuel tank from striking the guide rail. The fire was quickly knocked down by first arriving companies and the fuel spill required a prolonged haz-mat clean up. The driver sustained a minor hand injury.
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