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Motor vehicle accident shuts both lanes on Route 23 near Pond School, Wantage NJ

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Reported: 12/8/2025 08:40 PM

NJ-23 & Pond School Rd, Wantage, NJ 07461

A motor vehicle accident occurred on Route 23 near Pond School Road in Sussex County. Both northbound and southbound lanes were closed while emergency and power crews responded.

Audio|Heard on: Wantage and Sussex County Fire and EMS, NJ State Police

Listen to dispatch call

02:5

Transcript:

00:00

Meet your squad down there or connect seven-zipon-pon-2423[1] to set it down.

00:09

641 to 62 squad

00:15

62 squad 62 squad

00:21

Can you guys shut down Route 23[1] in Pond?

00:29

62 squad received shredding R-23[1] down at Pondskill.

00:39

Com, 9501. Okay.

00:43

We're going to have the northbound lane on 23[1] shut down, fires, alternating traffic,

00:49

and fire advise that they notify JCP now.

00:54

Excuse me, anyone check that alarm as well or off.

01:01

It's going to be related to the accident.

01:03

You could clear it out, computer.

01:13

62 squads at Pond School Route 23[1], shutting down the southbound lane.

01:24

Shutting down, 3rd 23[1] in Palm.

01:32

Man, be advised the parent of the victim is on his way down to the city.

01:38

He pulled by our roadblock.

01:41

Thank you.

01:45

I received 6B 4 minute County

01:51

Vehicle is secured we do have 23[1] shut down between Pond School and Blair Road currently waiting for the OTE and JCP now to arrive

Police codes explained

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[1]

23: On scene/arrived

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NJ-23 & Pond School Rd, Wantage, NJ 07461

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