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2 Injured In Fiery N.J. Crash Involving SUV, Tanker Truck

ROXBURY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- Two people were injured Sunday afternoon in a fiery crash on Route 80 West in Roxbury, New Jersey.

A sport-utility vehicle collided with a tanker truck at Exit 30 on Route 80 West in Roxbury around 4:15 p.m., officials told CBS2. Officials said the SUV was engulfed in flames, and photos from the scene also seemed to show the overturned tanker truck on fire.

A mother and her teenage son were in the SUV and were both rushed to Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, officials said.

The son was treated for a facial laceration, officials said. The extent of the mother's injuries was not clear, officials said.

The scene was cleared by 6:30 p.m.

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