A traffic mess greeted drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike Monday afternoon.
All southbound lanes were closed near mile-marker 21 in Deptford (just south of Exit 3 - Route 168) for a multi-vehicle crash around 12:30 p.m., according to county authorities.
Three people were taken to Cooper Hospital with injuries, according to authorities.
The crash involved three cars and two tractor-trailers and backed traffic up for more than three miles, authorities said.
Crews worked quickly to clean a diesel spill on the roadway.
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By 3:20 p.m. all lanes were reopened and traffic began to move again.
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