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New Jersey State Trooper Struck By Car While Responding To Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer, Fuel Spill On I-676 In Camden

CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) - A New Jersey State trooper was struck by a vehicle while responding to a tractor-trailer accident in Camden overnight. State police say the trooper was on I-676 northbound, just north of Atlantic Avenue, for a report of a jackknifed tractor-trailer and fuel spill, around 1 a.m. Tuesday.

That's when, police say, the trooper was struck by another car.

The trooper is OK and the car remained on scene.

The scene has since been cleared.

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