VIDEO: 2 injured after fiery crash involving Amazon tractor-trailer, cement tanker on I-78 in Hunterdon County
BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, NJ (Hunterdon County) – Two people were injured following a fiery crash involving two tractor-trailers Friday night in Hunterdon County, according to New Jersey State Police Sergeant Alejandro Goez.
The crash was reported at 9:50 p.m. on Interstate 78 westbound at milepost 8.4 in Bethlehem Township, Goez said.
As a result of the crash, the cement tanker and an Amazon tractor-trailer became engulfed in flames. Both trucks were empty, Goez said.
The drivers, a 44-year-old man of Hialeah, FL and a 41-year-old man of Sugar Land, TX, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to an area hospital, Goez said.
The fire was extinguished and the center and right lanes were closed for the cleanup. All lanes were reopened shortly before 5:00 a.m., Goez said.
The cause of the crash remain under investigation, Goez said.
