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Ridgewood NJ, a Tuesday morning crash on Route 4 eastbound in Paramus resulted in a large, illuminated building sign being demolished. The accident involved a white Tesla and a dark grey Toyota RAV4 owned by The Valley Hospital. While the Tesla suffered significant front-end damage, the Toyota escaped with only a minor dent on its rear bumper.
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Fair Lawn NJ, Saddle River Road northbound in Fair Lawn, stretching from Red Mill Road to Route 4, has been closed since Tuesday due to a sinkhole that developed in the roadway, according to local officials.
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Paramus NJ, a man was repeatedly stabbed during a road rage incident late Thursday morning, 12/28, on Route 4 eastbound in Paramus in front of a lighting store. The victim was rushed by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center’s main campus. Initial reports are that the victim sustained wounds in his back and on one (1) arm. Police are actively search for the perpetrator, an adult male who is said to have fled the scene in a white colored sedan. Paramus Police was assisted at the scene by multiple Bergen County law enforcement agencies.
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Paramus NJ, The driver of a Ford F150 pickup truck was extricated from his vehicle and transported by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center’s main campus following an early Tuesday morning, 11/14, crash on Route 4 eastbound in Paramus, near Paramus Road. No other vehicles appeared to have been involved in the mishap. A flatbed tow truck righted the pickup and removed it from the highway.
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February 10,2017
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Fair lawn NJ, Only minor injuries were reported following a crash in which a small school bus hit the concrete center divider of Route 4 eastbound near Saddle River Road in Fair Lawn on Friday morning, 02/10. The damaged bus wound up on the highway’s left shoulder, facing the opposite direction; it was removed from the scene by a hydraulic lift tow truck. A portion of the concrete divider was pushed into the left westbound travel lane, which was closed until a front end loader was able to remove it from the highway. Fair Lawn PD was assisted by a unit from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division and Paramus PD. An ambulance from Hackensack University Medical Center also responded, as did a NJDOT crew. Traffic through the area was slowed throughout the emergency response period.
