Man on 1st day of job crashes tractor-trailer in Woodbury, Gloucester County

Crash in Woodbury, New Jersey. Jeannette Reyes reports during Action News at 5:30 a.m. on December 14, 2017.

WOODBURY, N.J. -- The driver of a tractor-trailer that crashed, shutting down a road in Gloucester County, New Jersey, said it was his first day on the job.

It happened around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on Red Bank Avenue near Evergreen Road in Woodbury.

Officials say the truck was trying to drive under a Conrail bridge overpass when the trailer roof was ripped off.

The truck was carrying auto parts.

The driver was not injured.