By: Richard L. Smith
NJ State Police officials are looking into the cause of a crash that caused injuries on a highway in Essex County Tuesday morning.
It happened around 5:05 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the NJ Turnpike's Western Spur near exit 15E.
Preliminary information from the scene indicated that three vehicles were involved in a collision that resulted in the driver of a box truck becoming trapped in the damaged vehicle.
The crash caused and is expected to produce heavy delays for the morning rush.
NJ State Police have not released the cause of the crash at this time.
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