NJ State Trooper Hurt In Serious Motor Vehicle Accident On I-78

WARREN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A New Jersey state trooper was involved in a "serious" motor vehicle accident Monday afternoon, according to state police.

Authorities say the crash occurred in the eastbound lanes of I-78 in Warren Township around 3:30 p.m.

It took emergency crews more than 30 minutes to extricate the trooper from the police vehicle. He was later flown by helicopter to University Hospital in Newark where he's being treated for serious, but non-life-threatening leg injuries according to state police.

State police say to expect major delays as all eastbound lanes of the highway are closed in the area after the crash.

It wasn't clear if any other vehicles were involved as the cause and circumstances of the accident remain under investigation

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