BREAKING: NJ troopers struck by dump truck in West Orange BREAKING: NewsCopter 7 is over a serious multi-vehicle crash in West Orange, New Jersey. New Jersey State Police say a dump truck struck two troopers outside of their patrol cars and multiple pedestrians in the eastbound lanes of I-280. **no audio available** Updates: https://7ny.tv/2Orqflv Posted by ABC7NY on Tuesday, July 30, 2019

A multi-vehicle crash involving a dump truck, fire truck, police SUV and an ambulance left several first responders injured and forced the closure of I-280 in both directions in Essex County Tuesday, officials said.

Emergency crews responded to an accident near exit 9 on the highway in West Orange after 10 a.m. when the chain-reaction crash occurred.

Overhead video from the scene shows a dump truck smashed into the back of the ambulance, which then hit the fire truck. Two wrecked State Police SUVs, a work van and a passenger minivan are also damaged and strewn about the highway in the eastbound lanes.

State Police said troopers and “multiple pedestrians” were hit by the dump truck. Two troopers suffered “serious but non-life-threatening injuries” while a third had minor injuries, the agency said on Twitter.

Update on troopers injured on I-280: Two troopers sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The other trooper sustained minor injuries. No additional information at this time. Updates to follow. #alert — NJSP - State Police (@NJSP) July 30, 2019

A West Orange spokesman said members of the township’s police and fire departments were also hurt when the dump truck crashed into the scene of an initial accident that emergency crews were attending to.

Two West Orange police officers and five West Orange firefighters were taken to the hospital following the wreck, town spokesman Joseph Fagan said Tuesday afternoon. Of those, one firefighter remained hospitalized in unspecified condition.

University Hospital in Newark received seven patients from the crash, including five people listed in fair condition and two in critical condition, according to hospital Vice President Raymond Brandes. Officials did not immediately identify the injured.

Shereef Elnahal, president and CEO of University Hospital in Newark, said the hospital received trauma patients from the crash. Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark also received seven victims. all in stable condition with minor injuries, a spokesman said.

Authorities say the troopers and the pedestrians were all out of their vehicles at the time. The troopers were investigating an earlier accident in the area, apparently involving the pedestrians, when the dump truck hit the group. None of the pedestrians were seriously injured

No serious injuries reported by pedestrians. Dump truck remained on scene. All lanes closed due to investigation. Expect delays. No additional information available. Updates to follow. #alert — NJSP - State Police (@NJSP) July 30, 2019

The troopers are alert and conscious and were taken to an area hospital, officials said.

“Our thoughts are with the State Troopers, fire personnel, EMS professionals, and pedestrians who were injured in this morning’s incident along Interstate 280, when a dump truck plowed into the site of an earlier accident," acting Gov. Sheila Oliver said in a statement. "While this is an ongoing investigation, it should remind us all of the dangers our first responders can encounter while performing their jobs on our roadways. We wish all of those injured a speedy recovery. We will continue to pray for them all.”

As of 1:15 p.m., all eastbound lanes remain closed and detoured between exit 8 and 11, according to 511nj.org. The westbound lanes also still have one lane closed.

Need prayers for all the Troopers, firefighters, and civilians injured in this ongoing incident in West Orange. pic.twitter.com/8EX18mwQmi — New Jersey State PBA (@NJSPBA) July 30, 2019

Noah Cohen and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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