LINDEN, New Jersey (WABC) -- One person was injured after a tanker truck flipped on Route 1 in New Jersey.
Around midnight Wednesday in the 1100 block of East Edgar Road (Route 1) in Linden, a 2016 tanker truck was traveling south when the driver lost control and hit the median. The truck flipped.
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According to the Linden Police Department, it spilled as much as 1,900 gallons of diesel fuel onto the road. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
A 27-year-old man, a passenger in the truck, was treated then taken to Trinitas Regional Hospital with minor injuries. Emergency personnel are on the scene.
Northbound Routes 1/9 remains closed at South Wood Avenue.
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The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call (908) 474-8505.