Traffic & Transit

Crash Causes Hours Long Delay, Miles Long Traffic Jam On I-295

No one was hurt in the crash, according to police.

The investigation into the crash was continuing as of Thursday morning, police said.
The investigation into the crash was continuing as of Thursday morning, police said. (Photo Courtesy of Shutterstock)

MOUNT EPHRAIM, NJ — New Jersey State Police said it was looking into the cause of a crash on Interstate 295 southbound in Camden County on Wednesday that caused extensive traffic delays and a significant traffic jam.

The crash happened shortly after 11:15 a.m. when a tractor-trailer traveling in the vicinity of the Interstate 295 southbound/Route 42 split in Mount Ephraim rolled over, police said.

The driver was not hurt, according to police.

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However, the crash, investigation and cleanup closed about a mile-long stretch of Interstate 295 for roughly three hours and spurred a traffic jam nearly six miles long at its peak, police and Metro Traffic said.


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