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Wrong-way driver killed in N.J. Route 55 crash

It happened about 2:45 a.m. in Gloucester County.

A wrong-way driver was killed on Route 55 in Gloucester Township.
A wrong-way driver was killed on Route 55 in Gloucester Township.Read moreSteven M. Falk

The driver of a pickup truck going the wrong way on a New Jersey highway was killed early Thursday in a collission with a dump truck.

The crash occurred about 2:47 a.m. on Route 55 at milepost 38.7 in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeff Flynn said.

A Ford F-150 was driving southbound in the northbound lanes when it stuck a dump truck. The unidentified driver of the pickup was pronounced dead at the scene, the driver of the dump truck suffered minor injuries, said Flynn.

No further details were available.