Complete Mercer County, NJ accident reports and news.
Accidents in Mercer County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Mercer County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in Mercer County, it is important to do the following immediately:
- Remain at the crash scene;
- Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
- Call the police;
- Exchange information with other drivers;
- Get contact information from witnesses;
- Inform your insurance company;
- Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
- Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
- Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
An injury attorney handles all the details so that you don't have to.
After a Mercer County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
Personal injury lawyers offer a no-cost claim evaluation to help you.
Since there is no cost to speak with a lawyer, it is a good idea to learn more about your potential claim. Learn more here how a Mercer County personal injury lawyer can help.
Accident Reports by city
Most recent accident reports
Trenton-NJ
Trenton-NJ
Man suffers minor injuries after his SUV leaves roadway and crashes in Assunpink Creek near Trenton.
A man is recovering after police say he crashed his vehicle into a creek in Trenton.
The man was driving his SUV at North Clinton Avenue and Mulberry Street late Monday afternoon when he somehow lost control and went into the Assunpink Creek.
Trenton-NJ
Harvard University says a student has died and others have been injured in a traffic accident in New Jersey as their van was returning from a weekend competition in Virginia.
Trenton-NJ
Trenton-NJ
One person has died after a serious accident in Robbinsville.
The accident occurred when a car and a truck collided at US Rt. 130 and Hankins Road.
Two others suffered minor injures in the collision and were taken to a local hospital.
Trenton-NJ
Officials are investigating a train accident that killed a man and injured a woman in Trenton.
Officials say an NJ Transit train was traveling northbound on the River Line shortly before 6 p.m. when it struck a car that somehow got stuck on the tracks at Lalor Street and Route 129.