The truck slammed into the Linden Fire Department Engine as it was taking an exit off the turnpike for the Wood Ave Emergency Access Road just after 9 a.m.
The three firemen on board were transported to Newark University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The truck driver was not injured.
The New Jersey State Police are investigating the crash.
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