Report: Parkway construction worker suffers serious injuries after crane topples

     A construction worker suffered serious injuries Saturday morning after a crane he was operating on the Garden State Parkway toppled down an embankment and ejected him, authorities said. (Photo: JSHN contributor Alex Halsey)

    A construction worker suffered serious injuries Saturday morning after a crane he was operating on the Garden State Parkway toppled down an embankment and ejected him, authorities said. (Photo: JSHN contributor Alex Halsey)

    A construction worker suffered serious injuries Saturday morning after a crane he was operating on the Garden State Parkway toppled down an embankment and ejected him, according to a report on NJ.com. 

    The incident occurred before 10 a.m. in the northbound construction zone near milepost 91 in Brick, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com reported. 

    Police have not identified the man, who was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, JSHN reported.

    JSHN contributors reported heavy traffic near the accident scene. 

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