One Dead After Truck Falls Off Interstate Ramp Onto Vehicles Below

A man has died after a dump truck hauling garbage rolled off an elevated ramp and onto several vehicles below.

It happened Wednesday, May 31st at approximately 5 p.m. on the Route 440 ramp in Woodbridge, New Jersey.

According to News 12 New Jersey, the truck was traveling on Route 440 when it took the Route 9 south exit. Upon taking the exit, the truck rolled over the guardrail and off the ramp, landing on top of two cars that were driving below.

Brian Claussen, whose identity was released by authorities this morning, was driving one of the cars crushed in the accident. Claussen died at the scene of the crash.

The condition of the other drivers has not yet been released.

Facebook user Andrzej Skoczek witnessed the incident and captured the following footage of the aftermath.


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