Hamilton Township (Mercer County)--The Washington Township
Fire Department was called to an accident at mile marker 59 North Bound near
the 6N Service Area on the New Jersey Turnpike on Friday March 17, 2006. The
accident happened when a north bound Chevrolet Trail Blazer lost control and
hit a Freightliner tractor-trailer at approximately 5:20 a.m. Washington
Township Firefighters arrived at 5:35 a.m. and extricated two of the
occupants in the vehicle using hydraulic rescue equipment. The extrication
was complete within 11 minutes at 5:46 a.m. The four occupants of the trail
blazer were taken to Capitol Health System at Fuld Campus, two were
transported by the fire department and the other two were taken by Hamilton
Township EMS. Mercer County Paramedics also responded and the NJ State
Police is investigating the crash.
