2 people rescued from utility truck that plunged into waterway in South Jersey
The vehicle overturned into the Hessian Run Tributary along Route 295 northbound in West Deptford, officials said.
Two people were rescued Wednesday morning from a utility truck that plunged into a waterway in Gloucester County, officials said.
Gloucester County Emergency Management praised a nearby employee of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, a passersby who stopped to render aid, and West Deptford police for “heroically” rescuing the two occupants from the submerged vehicle.
Just before 7:30 a.m., the utility truck and passenger vehicle collided along I-295 northbound and overturned into the Hessian Run Tributary near West Deptford High School, officials said.
The occupants were transported to a hospital to be treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, officials said.
The wreckage caused a “significant leak” of fuel into the tributary, and that prompted a response from county hazmat crews to assist firefighters at the scene, officials said. The U.S. Coast Guard and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection were also notified of the incident.
All road lanes closed for the emergency response were reopened by 1 p.m., officials said.