Sunday, March 8, 2015

1 DEAD, 3 INJURED ON GWB IN NY/NJ WHEN A CAR COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK




MARCH 8, 2015

FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY

One person died after a vehicle collided with a tractor trailer on the upper level eastbound portion of the George Washington Bridge early Sunday morning, police said.

Port Authority Police said at approximately 2 a.m., a Honda Accord with four people inside it collided with a tractor trailer on the bridge’s upper level.

Two of the four passengers needed to be removed by Port Authority tunnel and bridge agents after being pinned during the accident, according to Port Authority Police Public Information Officer Joe Pentangelo.

The victim, a New York City resident, was pronounced dead at 5 a.m. at Harlem Hospital in New York, Pentangelo said. The three other passengers were taken to the hospital and are in stable condition, Pentangelo said. No summonses have been issued but the incident remains under investigation, Pentangelo said.

Traffic was diverted from the accident, police said, however traffic is moving normally at this time and the upper level has reopened.