The crash occurred 3 a.m. Saturday when a tractor-trailer rear-ended a minivan driving slowly in the right lane, New Jersey State Police said.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- A man was injured when his car was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer, causing the truck to jackknife and burst into flames on the New Jersey Turnpike in South Brunswick, authorities said.
The crash occurred at 3 a.m. Saturday when the FedEx tractor-trailer, driven by Elliot Remi, 32, of Queens, struck a Honda Odyssey from behind in the right lane of the southbound lanes of the Turnpike at milepost 77.1, New Jersey State Police said.
The driver of the Odyssey, Troy Claffee, 48, of the Bronx, was driving slowly on the highway, State Police said.
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Police said the tractor-trailer jackknifed and "became fully engulfed" in flames. Both men were able to get out of their vehicles. Remi was not injured and Claffee was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not life threatening, police said.
The right and center lanes of the highway were closed for several hours but have now been reopened.
No charges have been filed at this time but the investigation is continuing, police said.
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