TOMS RIVER – Separate road incidents in Ocean County have shut down parts of Route 70 in Manchester and Route 37 in Toms River on Thursday night, according to authorities.
Due to a motor vehicle crash, Route 70 between Route 539 and the Manchester-Pemberton municipal boundary, was closed in both directions just after 9 p.m. Thursday, according to police.
At the same time in Toms River, eastbound traffic on Route 37 was halted going onto the Thomas A. Mathis Bridge due to a utility pole fire, according to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office.
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