Overview
- A utility truck collided with a passenger vehicle on northbound Route 295 near Exit 22 just before 7:30 a.m., then overturned into the Hessian Run Tributary.
- Two occupants from the truck were rescued from the water by an NJDOT Safety Service Patrol operator, West Deptford Police and Good Samaritans, and were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Officials described a significant fuel leak, with Gloucester County Hazmat and the West Deptford and Westville fire departments conducting on-scene containment.
- NJDEP personnel responded, the U.S. Coast Guard was notified due to the connection to Woodbury Creek and the Delaware River, and a private environmental cleanup contractor was engaged.
- As of about 10 a.m., the right lane and right shoulder of northbound Route 295 remained closed near the crash site while containment and cleanup continued.