Update: Armored Truck Driver Dies in Turnpike Accident

An early morning accident on a rain-slicked New Jersey Turnpike caused the death of the driver of an armored truck. 

Kamrul Bhuiyan, 45, of Jamaica, NY was pronounced dead early Wednesday morning at the accident scene near the northbound Woodbridge Exit 11 on the Turnpike. Bhuiyan was piloting the vehicle, an armored truck owned by Garda Security International, when he lost control of the truck, said NY State Police spokesman Trooper Christopher Kay.

The truck was travelling in the outer lane, Kay said, and "for some unknown reason," Bhuiyan's vehicle struck the guardrail and flipped over it into the inner northbound lanes.

The roadway was a mass of lights on wet blacktop as firefighters, police, and EMS units responded to the scene in the rain.

The passenger, John Davidson, 45, of the Bronx, NY, was trapped in the truck, which lay on its side. He was eventually extricated and transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunwick, Kay said. Davidson's condition is unknown.

The Fords, Carteret, and Hopelawn Fire Departments responded to the 1:55 am accident, along with the Woodbridge Emergency Squad, Kay said.

The accident had no impact on morning rush hour, Kay said. "The roadway was clear by 7:30 am," he said.