(UPDATE – 1:34 p.m.) Crews on-scene have deemed the tractor-trailer involved in the crash on Route 7 safe and are re-opening the road.
NEW MILFORD — A crash involving a tractor-trailer has closed Route 7 in both directions and created a possible hazardous materials situation, authorities said.
The crash occurred in the area of Route 7 and Sullivan Road where responders are now working to evacuate the immediate area to establish a 300-foot perimeter around the scene of the crash due to a possible hazardous material situation, according to dispatchers and police radio transmissions.