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Upper Saddle River NJ, no injuries were reported in connection with a Tuesday morning, 05/31, collision involving two (2) tractor trailers and a Toyota RAV4 on Route 17 southbound in Upper Saddle River. One (1) of the tractor trailers involved jackknifed across two (2) lanes of the roadway. A large diesel fuel spill occurred when a saddle tank on the jackknifed truck ruptured.
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Allendale NJ, earlier on Thursday Allendale Fire Department responded to several calls throughout the Borough ranging from odors of gas, fire alarms, CO alarms, and a noxious odor incident.
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Mahwah NJ, Mahwah Police, Mahwah Fire, and Mahwah EMS rushed to aid the adult male victim of motor vehicle crash in which a Jeep traveling on Route 17 southbound veered off of the highway, went over a guard rail, and wound up in a stream. The incident occurred in the 300 block of Route 17 Southbound at approximately 2:30 PM on Sunday, 11/24. Mahwah Fire units extricated the victim from his vehicle and carried him to a waiting Mahwah EMS ambulance. Mahwah Police closed the right travel lane of Route 17 southbound while emergency crews worked. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital. He was reported to have sustained injuries that did not appear to have been life threatening. Police at the scene did not indicate the accident’s likely cause.
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April 18,2017
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Mahwah NJ, A Monday afternoon, 04/17, brush fire at the Ramapo County Reservation on Ramapo Valley Road in Mahwah required the services of mini pumpers and fire personnel from Mahwah, Ramsey, Hillburn NY, and the NJDEP’s Forest Fire Service. Mahwah EMS and PD also responded to the incident. Hiking trails throughout the Reservation’s “upper area” were closed as crews fought the smokey blaze. A Forest Fire Service helicopter was also called in to assist in the fire suppression efforts.
