Dozens of drivers got into a sticky situation early Tuesday morning when a tanker spilled liquid asphalt onto a stretch of a major highway in South Jersey. It happened on I-295 Southbound, between RT-130 South/Commodore Barry Bridge and RT-48. Around 20 to 30 cars were forced to pull over on the side of the road. There were also reports of some vehicles getting flat tires and others getting stuck. Tri-State Transportation Company is taking responsibility, saying one of its tankers was spilling the asphalt. The truck driver tells Eyewitness News that around 5 a.m. condensation got into the tank, causing it to boil over.
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