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Police: Morning tractor-truck accident fatal on NJ Turnpike

NJ State police confirmed the tractor-truck accident this morning was fatal. Chopper 12 was on the scene of an overturned tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike just before 6 a.m. today near exit

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NJ State police confirmed the tractor-truck accident this morning was fatal. Chopper 12 was on the scene of an overturned tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike just before 6 a.m. today near exit

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