At around 10:20 AM, on Thursday, September 11, 2008, Cherry Hill Firefighters and EMTs responded to a reported motor vehicle accident on Route 295 southbound, at Route 70. Firefighters arrived and reported an accident on the Route 70 overpass with several vehicles involved, including a tractor trailer and a box truck.
One person was transported via a Cherry Hill Fire Department ambulance to an area hospital. The three remaining vehicle occupants suffered fatal injuries. 27 Cherry Hill Firefighters and 7 EMTs responded to this incident. Firefighters from the Cherry Hill Fire Department's Hazardous Materials team worked to contain leaking fuel and other materials from the accident scene which was spread out over all southbound lanes. Due to residual traffic congestion in Cherry Hill, additional fire and EMS resources were deployed to ensure adequate protection
The Cherry Hill Fire Department has been working with the NJ State Police and the NJ Department of Transportation and the Deleware Valley Regional Planning Commission in the Regional Highway Incident Management Task Force for the past 10 years in an effort to better mitigate incidents of this severity. This incident is under investigation by the NJ State Police.
One person was transported via a Cherry Hill Fire Department ambulance to an area hospital. The three remaining vehicle occupants suffered fatal injuries. 27 Cherry Hill Firefighters and 7 EMTs responded to this incident. Firefighters from the Cherry Hill Fire Department's Hazardous Materials team worked to contain leaking fuel and other materials from the accident scene which was spread out over all southbound lanes. Due to residual traffic congestion in Cherry Hill, additional fire and EMS resources were deployed to ensure adequate protection
The Cherry Hill Fire Department has been working with the NJ State Police and the NJ Department of Transportation and the Deleware Valley Regional Planning Commission in the Regional Highway Incident Management Task Force for the past 10 years in an effort to better mitigate incidents of this severity. This incident is under investigation by the NJ State Police.
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