An SUV towing a vehicle overturned approaching Exit 3 in Warren County, just east of the Pennsylvania border.
A vehicle crash that occurred as the Monday evening rush hour was beginning was slowing traffic on Interstate 78 West in Warren County.
The crash was reported at 4:18 p.m. in the area of Exit 3 in Alpha, according to New Jersey State Police. Reports from the scene indicated the crash was actually a half-mile east or so of Exit 3, in Greenwich Township.
A Ford Explorer towing a Honda CR-V overturned, according to state police spokesman Trooper Alejandro Goez. Neither occupant in the Ford was seriously injured, police said.
Both SUVs ended up on the westbound shoulder of the highway, reports from the scene indicated.
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Responders closed the right lane, and reports indicated traffic headed toward Pennsylvania was backing up to at least Exit 7 shortly after the crash.
The Stewartsville and Alpha fire departments and Greenwich Township and Alpha EMS responded, in addition to state police.
Freelance photographer Dave Dabour contributed to this report from the scene.
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