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15 vehicles involved in New Jersey pileup; 1 person dead

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CRANBURY – Southbound truck lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike remain closed as of 6 a.m. this morning after a pileup Monday evening involving 15 or more vehicles including tractor-trailers and a bus left at least one person dead and several others injured.

The scene of a multi-vehicle accident that closed the New Jersey Turnpike Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, near Cranbury, N.J. A highway pileup involving 15 or more vehicles including box trucks, tractor-trailers and a bus on Monday night left at least one person dead and several others injured. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

New Jersey State Police spokesman Sgt. Jeff Flynn says state troopers will have more to say later Tuesday.

The accident occurred just before 9:15 p.m. Monday during a mix of rain and snow flurries and below-freezing temperatures in Cranbury.

State Police say the vehicles involved in the crash include several cars, four tractor-trailers, two box trucks and a fully loaded bus.

State police say many people were injured.

The crash is under investigation. The agency that manages the turnpike says a tractor-trailer jackknifed on the roadway near a service area.

Southbound car lanes are open.

The scene of a multi-vehicle accident that closed the New Jersey Turnpike Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, near Cranbury, N.J. The highway pileup involving 15 or more vehicles including box trucks, tractor-trailers and a bus on Monday night left at least one person dead and several others injured. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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A car drives slowly on icy roadway past the scene of a multi-vehicle accident that closed the New Jersey Turnpike Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, near Cranbury, N.J. The highway pileup involving 15 or more vehicles including box trucks, tractor-trailers and a bus on Monday night left at least one person dead and several others injured. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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