Dump truck overturns, spills asphalt on Route 42 in New Jersey

    October 22, 2011

    Crews have been spending this morning cleaning up a portion of Route 42 in New Jersey after state police say a dump truck overturned, spilling asphalt onto the highway.

    WPVI-TV reports the accident happened around 7:00 a.m. on the northbound side of Route 42 near exit 12 in Gloucester Township.

    Police tell WPVI-TV the asphalt spilled onto the shoulder of the highway.

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