Dump truck raised bed strikes overpass on Route 55 in Elk Township, New Jersey
Dump truck strikes N.J. highway overpass
The incident occurred shortly after 3 a.m. on Route 55 southbound in Elk Township when a dump truck driver who had just delivered a load of material to a construction zone failed to lower his cargo bed, according to a New Jersey State Police spokesman.
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