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Overturned Dump Truck Snarls Traffic On SB NJ Turnpike

MT. LAUREL, N.J. (CBS) -- An overturned dump truck snarled traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County Monday morning.

The crash happened shortly before 7 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike approaching Exit 4 in Mt. Laurel.

Chopper 3 HD was over the scene where it showed a dump truck that somehow overturned on its side and landed partially on the shoulder and a grassy area.

The driver suffered minor injuries.

As a result of overturning, the dump truck lost its load of what appeared to be gravel. The majority of the gravel landed in the grassy area.

The accident remains under investigation.

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