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Major Road Closed After Oil Truck Flips Over

Driver suffered non-life threatening injuries after truck hit utility pole.

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Major Road will be closed for an undetermined period of time Monday morning after an accident involving an oil truck on the roadway.

At about 8:20 a.m., the truck, which was carrying home heating oil, hit a utility pole causing it to flip over near 63 Major Road. Hazmat teams and PSE&G are currently working at the scene of the crash.

The driver suffered non-life threateneing injuries and was transported to the hospital, police said.

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Residents in the area of the crash lost power for about 10 minutes while the utility pole was replaced by PSE&G. Anyone still experiencing a power outage should call PSE&G at 800-436-7734.

Major Road was expected to be closed between Route 1 and North Umberland Way for an extended period of time.

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