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Tanker Driver Unaccounted for After Crash on NJ Turnpike

Firefighters battled a tanker fire on the New Jersey Turnpike in Kearny, New Jersey, that tied up traffic on October 7. The northbound side of the western spur of the highway was shut down near exit 15W, according to local media.

The tanker was involved in an crash with a SUV when it rolled over the guardrail and burst into flames, the report states. The driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons, and the tanker driver was unaccounted for. Credit: Instagram/Carlos V. Gonzalez