Truck Explodes After Crash on New Jersey Highway

The driver of a commercial truck was found deceased after the vehicle crashed, caught fire, and exploded on Route 3 in Clifton, New Jersey, on Monday, July 22, police said. https://www.facebook.com/CliftonNJPolice/posts/891258819709030?__cft__[0]=AZVd6P5ziQVLdXs-O9xMldcM1h23KupbTLOcUgWcEkzIBXsBp1N5HwcuUzhprre7xkCVGV8ox5Q_XtjC8bmy3i2X8ck3eC1DwfHypfEE1pD1wTRZEMg8CXGPNqt4XcMawsiBhA0gxIlvYvvOghVzUE42c-3TQFGqWp5Wa_ZkeUnG9kJ0H_3J1NYBjHzHqKclA3g4EowuAOeItjNcdNsl_Snu&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R Police identified the driver as a 55-year-old man from Linden, New Jersey. Video filmed by Jeremy Donch of https://www.facebook.com/nationalfireradio/ National Fire Radio shows the moment the truck, already engulfed in flames, exploded in a ball of fire as firefighters were on the scene. According to https://abc7ny.com/post/nj-traffic-large-truck-fire-causes-road-closures/15081146/ local reports citing the chief of the Clifton Fire Department, the initial cause of the incident was a collision between the truck and a New Jersey Transit bus. Route 3 was closed in both directions on Monday. The westbound lane reopened on Monday evening and the eastbound lane was reopened on Tuesday morning after repairs, police said. (Footage by National Fire Radio/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
The driver of a commercial truck was found deceased after the vehicle crashed, caught fire, and exploded on Route 3 in Clifton, New Jersey, on Monday, July 22, police said. https://www.facebook.com/CliftonNJPolice/posts/891258819709030?__cft__[0]=AZVd6P5ziQVLdXs-O9xMldcM1h23KupbTLOcUgWcEkzIBXsBp1N5HwcuUzhprre7xkCVGV8ox5Q_XtjC8bmy3i2X8ck3eC1DwfHypfEE1pD1wTRZEMg8CXGPNqt4XcMawsiBhA0gxIlvYvvOghVzUE42c-3TQFGqWp5Wa_ZkeUnG9kJ0H_3J1NYBjHzHqKclA3g4EowuAOeItjNcdNsl_Snu&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R Police identified the driver as a 55-year-old man from Linden, New Jersey. Video filmed by Jeremy Donch of https://www.facebook.com/nationalfireradio/ National Fire Radio shows the moment the truck, already engulfed in flames, exploded in a ball of fire as firefighters were on the scene. According to https://abc7ny.com/post/nj-traffic-large-truck-fire-causes-road-closures/15081146/ local reports citing the chief of the Clifton Fire Department, the initial cause of the incident was a collision between the truck and a New Jersey Transit bus. Route 3 was closed in both directions on Monday. The westbound lane reopened on Monday evening and the eastbound lane was reopened on Tuesday morning after repairs, police said. (Footage by National Fire Radio/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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