Traffic is moving again on the New Jersey Turnpike following an accident involving several cars and a tractor trailer on the southbound side that left one person dead and  closed the road for about an hour on Monday afternoon.

 

New Jersey Turnpike at exit 8A
New Jersey Turnpike at exit 8A (NJ DOT)
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New Jersey Fast Traffic reports the accident around 2:00p.m.

Two tractor-trailers and two box trucks were involved in the crash which closed the outer roadway at exit 8A in Cranberry causing delays back to exit 9 in New Brunswick.

A medical helicopter took one victim to the hospital.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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