A driver was injured when a shipping container fell onto a truck at Port Newark on Nov. 20, 2014. (credit: Tom Kaminski/WCBS 880)A driver was injured when a shipping container fell onto a truck at Port Newark on Nov. 20, 2014. (credit: Tom Kaminski/WCBS 880)
NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A truck driver was hospitalized Thursday following an accident at Port Newark.
A shipping container fell onto a truck, crushing part of the cab and injuring the driver inside, CBS2 reported.
Chopper 2 flew over as emergency crews surrounded the area.
The 43-year-old driver was conscious when he was transported to University Hospital’s trauma center, investigators said.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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