20 Dec 07 Dump truck crashes on I-295; driver injured

A man was injured yesterday when the dump truck he was driving overturned on Interstate 295.

The accident occurred just before 6 a.m. on the northbound side of the interstate near the Route 38 interchange, a Burlington County Central Communications supervisor said.

The driver was flown to Cooper University Hospital in Camden for treatment of unspecified injuries, the supervisor said.

Cleanup of the accident was ongoing as of 9:30 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation. Traffic was backed up on the northbound side due to lane closures.