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Lincoln Tunnel Accident Claims 1 Life After Chain-Reaction Crash

By    |   Wednesday, 03 September 2014 06:57 AM EDT

Lincoln Tunnel Accident Claims 1 Life After Chain-Reaction Crash
Heavy traffic at the Lincoln Tunnel in Weehawken after a bus accident. (Reene Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal /Landov)  
A Lincoln Tunnel accident left one man dead and a handful of others injured Tuesday after a chain-reaction crash snarled traffic inside one of the tubes.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police spokesman Joe Pentangelo told The Associated Press that the 49-year-old Summit, New Jersey, resident was among three people hurt in the accident. But his name has not been released, pending notification of his relatives.

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A New York-bound jitney bus and two other vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the tunnel's center tube.

The drivers of both passenger vehicles were also injured. No injuries were reported to bus passengers, though one had a panic attack after the crash.

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A Lincoln Tunnel accident left one man dead and a handful of others injured Tuesday after a chain-reaction crash snarled traffic inside one of the tubes.
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