Eyewitness News is told the driver and van were extricated from the water, but the driver was pronounced dead on the scene.
There is no word on what caused the van to go off the highway.
Route 21 was temporarily closed northbound from Exit 4 in Newark, to at least exit 7, in Belleville.
Eyewitness News and 7online.com will continue to follow this story and bring you any new information as we get it.
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