OAKLAND, NJ- A truck driver was killed early Friday after his tractor trailer crashed on the Route 287 overpass in Oakland, according to Daily Voice.
At approximately 12:30am, 54-year-old Jose L. Velez-Procel was driving his tractor trailer when the tractor separated from the rest of the vehicle and fell, killing Velez-Procel. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident after extricated from the vehicle by officials. The truck has gone off the roadway, separated, and fallen– hitting a guardrail and a concrete bridge.
The cause of the accident is unavailable at this time. We will be monitoring for further information.
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