July 10, 2024
Update: County Road Route 539 has reopened in both directions.
UPDATE:
UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Just before 11:00 a.m. the New Jersey State Police, Hope Fire Company – Upper Freehold Township Firefighters, and EMS were dispatched to County Road 539 south of Burlington Path Road for a tractor trailer crash. Troopers, firefighters and EMS are on scene.
County Road 539 is closed in both directions between Burlington Path Road and Schoolhouse Road due to the crash. Fire Police and the Monmouth County Highway Department have detours set up in the area of the crash. Everyone is asked to avoid the area if possible.
Troopers from the New Jersey State Police Serious Crash Investigation Unit are investigating the crash.
No additional details are available at this time. The story will be updated once official information becomes available from the New Jersey State Police Public Information Unit.
Hope Fire Company Sation 82-1 reported:
Route 539 will be closed for an extended period of time from Burlington Path Road to Jonathan Holmes Road due to a major MVA. Please avoid the area. Emergency crews are on the scene.
Photo taken from Burlington Path Road looking towards the accident scene this afternoon. The accident is approximately 1/4+ mile south of Burlington Path Road.