Riverdale man dies in I-287 dump truck crash near Oakland

A Riverdale man died in after the dump truck he was driving crashed and flipped over on I-287 near Oakland, New Jersey State Police said.

Ronald E. Appel, 56, was driving south on the highway when the truck hit a guardrail near milepost 59.8. Authorities shut down part of I-287 south Thursday morning.

The closures started north of Skyline Drive but stopped before Ramapo Valley Road.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Riverdale NJ man dies after crashing dump truck on I-287