Tire flies off truck on New Jersey Turnpike

A tire flew off a truck on a highway shattering the front windshield of a tractor trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike in Fort Lee. (WABC Photo)

  Eyewitness NewsFORT LEE, N.J. (WABC) -- A tire flew off a truck on a highway shattering the front windshield of a tractor trailer.

The accident happened on the New Jersey Turnpike in Fort Lee just after 8:00 a.m.

The northbound truck was hit by the tire near mile marker 122. The driver was treated for unknown injuries.

The truck that lost the spare tire continued heading southbound before pulling over.

No injuries were reported.

Police are investigating what caused the truck to lose the tire.

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