Truck fire closes NJ turnpike northbound

Two trucks explosively burst into flames on the NJ Turnpike.

The right and center lanes remain closed around Interchange 9, however traffic is getting by on the left lane and shoulder after being reopened around 9 p.m.

The truckers sustained minor injuries.

A collision involving two tractor-trailers has closed part of the New Jersey Turnpike in East Brunswick.

The crash sent huge bright flames in the air and thick black smoke billowing from the accident scene.

Mr Byrne pulled up and sprinted toward the fireball, his fifty-year-old sister hot on his heels.

Last week, a dump truck crash on the turnpike in Linden sparked a fire and caused a miles-long traffic standstill that lasted several hours.

We will have more on this developing story as information becomes available.

“He was still in shock”.

He estimates the truck kept exploding for another ten minutes.