Accident involving sludge truck on route 22 in New Jersey, Warren County NJ
A sludge truck was involved in an accident on Route 22 near Easton in New Jersey. No injuries were reported. The accident required a heavy-duty tow and cleanup. The left and center lanes were closed for an extended period.
Audio|Source: New Jersey State Police Troop B
02:48
Transcript:
00:00
Is there confirmation, injuries, entrapment for this DOT sludge truck?
00:09
We had a call taker speak with him and he's speaking with the EMS on scene right now.
00:22
And I'm not sure how a DOT works it out then.
00:26
It's not if we could just get a heavy-duty tow headed out there, whether it's DOT or duty tow.
00:34
Let me see, sir.
00:41
If you need another car.
00:44
If anyone was in the area, we got the nice security and the troop bar.
00:50
Alright, receipt.
00:52
Anybody in the area of Easton, 22?
00:56
Texas report is 22.
01:01
Very soon.
01:03
Okay,
01:08
so left east on our line are both going to be down.
01:16
259.
01:19
Forcom, 9437, 22 at the 11.
01:24
Receive 301.
01:30
122. Two C311.
01:34
Several of the units are on scene.
01:36
Symponize me up the DOT echo unit.
01:38
A truck is involved in this accident.
01:42
Hi, we see, sir.
01:47
19191-11. Let me get folded on West Avenue 2.
01:55
I've got 19-9-1.
01:58
9-2-9-1.
02:01
All right, TOT truck non-volved.
02:03
It's actually going to be a sludge truck.
02:06
TT, looks like it's still filled.
02:09
Um,
02:12
probably 80,000 pounds if you want to update the heavy duty, so no injuries.
02:17
And they're going to have quite the cleanup out here.
02:21
We'll receive three oh time.
02:26
Left and center lanes, we're going to be down for a while.
02:29
If you could link out the DOT maybe for link closure assistance.
02:35
Yeah, incident command is in Route 2.
02:37
You think that's needed for the sludge? I'm not entirely sure what that is.
02:46
I think it's non-hazardous sludge.
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US-22, New Jersey
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