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Tanker truck, pickup collide on Route 844

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A collision between a tanker truck and a pickup restricted traffic to one lane on Route 884 Thursday evening.

Emergency crews responded to the scene of the accident at 884 and Ridge Road in Hopewell Township about 5:45 p.m.

West Middletown Fire Department Chief Kenneth McDougan said the pickup was turning left from Ridge when it was struck by the eastbound tanker truck.

The driver of the pickup was transported by ambulance to an unknown area hospital while the driver of the tanker was uninjured.

The tanker truck, owned by Deeter Equipment in Cooperstown, was hauling brine liquid, but no spill resulted from the accident.

West Middletown emergency fire crews and state police responded to the scene.

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