Kearny, NJ - A driver was killed when his tanker truck collided with another vehicle and caught fire on the New Jersey Turnpike Wednesday afternoon. State Police say it was caused by slowing traffic due to mattresses in the roadway.The fire was just past Exit 15W near milepost 110 in Kearny, causing the closure of the northbound western spur of the turnpike at Route 280 and snarling traffic for miles.Police say the tanker truck collided with a Honda CRV at about 3:15 p.m. The truck flipped over a guardrail on the right shoulder and wound up on its side, erupting into flames. It burned at a high intensity for nearly two hours.The driver of the Honda was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.[credit: Kevin j. Hauer / licensing@viralhog.com]