Trailer splits open, spills load after truck crash along New Jersey Turnpike

ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. (WPVI) -- A tractor-trailer left the roadway after crashing on Friday morning along the New Jersey Turnpike in Robbinsville.

The crash happened around 7:45 a.m. in the northbound outer roadway near Interchange 7A (I-195).

Police say the truck driver lost control and overturned into an embankment.

The driver was not injured.

Video from Chopper 6 showed the cab of the truck was heavily damaged. The trailer had split open, spilling its load of what appeared to be packaged chicken.

A tractor-trailer left the roadway after a crash along the New Jersey Turnpike on Friday morning | Chopper 6 was over the scene

The circumstances of the wreck remain under investigation.