At least three people were injured after a tractor-trailer overturned in a crash, causing a gridlock on the New Jersey Turnpike during rush hour in Mount Laurel, Friday night.

The crash involved a tractor-trailer and four cars in the southbound lanes near Route 73, according to Burlington County dispatch.

Chopper 3 was live over the scene, which shows the truck overturned on its side and police blocking off traffic.

CBS News Philadelphia

The crash closed all southbound lanes of the highway for a while during rush hour, but traffic is slowly beginning to move again. Chopper 3 showed traffic getting by on the shoulder. The truck remains on its side.

Dispatch said three people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the accident remains unknown at thi

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