Linden, NJ: One person killed after a dump truck overturned and became engulfed in flames on Tuesday, August 4th 2015

Drivers were stuck on the New Jersey Turnpike here for hours Tuesday after a dump truck overturned and became engulfed in flames under the Wood Avenue bridge, killing one person in the truck.The fire fried nearby high-tension wires, cutting power to the businesses across the bridge in the industrial area and stranding workers after the bridge was closed.Drivers seeking alternate routes created traffic delays on other roadways throughout the area, including Routes 1 and 9 and the Garden State Parkway.The identity of the person who died in the truck has not been released by the New Jersey State Police.For Mayor Derek Armstead, the havoc created by the one-vehicle crash has renewed the need for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to fund the city’s long-awaited access road.Since 1998, the city has been trying to get a Turnpike extension road to the Tremley Point section of the city to keep trucks off South Wood Avenue and open about 400 acres of brownfield development. The access road over the Rahway River from Carteret is expected to cost $144 million.Goodman Birtcher, a reinvestment trust company headquartered in Australia, has plans to build 2.7 million square feet of warehouse space in five buildings on the 143-acre former GAF property. The project is expected to bring many jobs to the area.

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Fatal Linden Turnpike crash renews call for access road