New Jersey State Police (NJSP)

By Cecilia Levine From Daily Voice

A truck driver was hospitalized Monday afternoon, Oct. 27 after falling from a tractor-trailer at a truck stop, authorities said.

New Jersey State Police troopers responded to a report of a medical assist around 4:14 p.m., at a truck stop on State Highway 173 West near milepost 36 in Bloomsbury Borough, Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said.

When the trooper arrived, the driver fell from the tractor and sustained a head injury, Lebron said.

The driver was transported to an area hospital for further medical treatment, according to the sergeant.

There was no additional information available as of Monday evening.