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Dennis Katsnelson

On Thursday night, a tragedy occurred in the state of New Jersey: A dump truck fell into a river, leading to hours of painstaking surgery to recover it. The heartbreaking incident occurred on August 10 at approximately 11:30 p.m. in Fairfield Township, New Jersey. According to preliminary reports from the New Jersey State Police, it was determined that a southbound Kenworth T880 truck driving southbound left the highway to the right. With force and speed, the truck slammed into a guardrail and eventually fell into the depths of the Cohansey River from the impact.

We took this video from 6abc Philadelphia YouTube Channel.

At the fateful moment of the accident, there were two people in the ill-fated dump truck. Fortunately, a woman passenger was able to get out of the partially flooded vehicle, where she bravely waited for the arrival of rescuers. The driver of the dump truck, unfortunately, was never located, so NBC Philadelphia emergency officials kept a complex and somber report on the search efforts. While rescuers were tirelessly scouring the area for signs of the missing dump truck driver, the passenger was rushed to a local hospital for further medical attention. The public anxiously awaited news of the driver's fate, and hours passed in anxious anticipation. Unfortunately, the search ended with the discovery of the lifeless body of 60-year-old Matthew Jacobs, Jr. found near the waterline, marking a disastrous end to a high stakes operation.

As the full circumstances of the accident are slowly but thoroughly unraveled, investigators are working diligently to determine the causes leading up to the catastrophic incident. The details of the chain of events and factors leading up to the disaster remain under the cover of obscurity and the public is hungry for answers during this difficult period.

In the wake of the tragic accident, this is a solemn reminder of the importance of road safety and the need to be vigilant when driving. It is our hope that lessons will be learned during the investigation to prevent similar heartbreaking accidents in the future.