UPDATE: Six injured after tanker truck crashes into Washington Borough bagel & deli shop, police say
WASHINGTON BOROUGH, N.J. (Warren County) — Six people were injured Thursday morning when a tanker truck struck the front entrance of Muheisen’s Bagel & Deli in Washington Borough following a collision with another vehicle on Route 31, according to police.
The crash occurred around 10:26 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, on Route 31 near Youmans Avenue.
According to a preliminary investigation, a blue Audi driven by a 52-year-old Hopewell man was traveling northbound on Route 31 when it reportedly changed lanes into the path of a tanker truck traveling in the same direction, resulting in a collision between the two vehicles.
Following the initial collision, the tanker truck, driven by a 73-year-old Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, man, continued northbound, crossed the centerline, left the roadway and struck the front entrance of Muheisen’s Bagel & Deli.
Police said no injuries were reported among the occupants of either vehicle. However, six people who were inside the business at the time of the crash were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Washington Township Police Department responded to the crash and was assisted by the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office Serious Collision Analysis Response Team.
Additional agencies responding to the scene included the Washington Borough Emergency Squad, Washington Borough Fire Department, Washington Township Fire Department, Great Meadows EMS, South Branch Emergency Squad, South Branch Fire Department, Flemington-Raritan Fire Department, Hunterdon Medical Center Paramedics and Mansfield Township Police Department.
The Warren County Hazardous Materials Response Team, Warren County Fire Marshal and Warren County Communications Center also assisted.
The crash remains under investigation.
