Crime & Safety

Car Accident Blocks Traffic on Watchung Ave.

Chatham Emergency Squad and Chatham Borough Police are on the scene.

A multi-vehicle car accident has blocked westbound traffic on Watchung Avenue beginning at Hillside Avenue.

Chatham Borough Police are on the scene diverting traffic from Watchung Avenue north on Hillside Avenue at 10 a.m. Friday.

Eastbound traffic on Watchung Avenue is unhindered.

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The Chatham Emergency Squad could be seen treating at least one person at the scene of the accident.

Several people stood along the sidewalk on the sidewalk on Watchung Avenue, and two cars, a green minivan and a white four-door vehicle, appeared to have sustained damage from the accident.

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Further information was not immediately available, and police spokesman Kevin O'Shea did not immediately respond to requests for further information.

Chatham Patch will update this story as further information becomes available.


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