I-295 accidents in New Jersey: 1,410 people hurt in 2023 and 2024
NJDOT crash records show 1,091 accidents on I-295 in New Jersey in 2023 and 2024 that hurt or killed someone, about 1.5 a day: 1,410 people hurt and 18 killed. Camden County had the most of any county, 341.
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Where on I-295 do the most injury accidents happen?
In Camden County, between mileposts 26 and 30. Those five miles, from Bellmawr through Haddon Heights to Lawnside, had 251 of the 1,168 injury accidents in 2024 and 2025 (2025 preliminary) and take five of the top six places.
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| Milepost | Town (county) | Cross road named most (records) | Hurt or killed | All accidents | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bellmawr (Camden) | I-76 (130) | 64 | 437 | 0 |
| 26 | Bellmawr (Camden) | Essex Road (79) | 60 | 294 | 0 |
| 34 | Cherry Hill (Camden) | Route 70 (69) | 50 | 244 | 0 |
| 28 | Haddon Heights (Camden) | Devon Avenue (93) | 46 | 243 | 0 |
| 29 | Haddon Heights (Camden) | 9th Avenue, County 653 (78) | 45 | 200 | 0 |
| 30 | Lawnside (Camden) | Warwick Road, County 669 (51) | 36 | 174 | 0 |
| 36 | Mount Laurel (Burlington) | Church Road, County 616 (37) | 28 | 142 | 0 |
| 67 | Lawrence Township (Mercer) | Ramp onto I-295 northbound (43) | 27 | 181 | 0 |
| 32 | Cherry Hill (Camden) | Haddonfield-Berlin Road, Route 561 (56) | 27 | 159 | 1 |
| 25 | Westville (Gloucester) | Route 47, Delsea Drive (44) | 27 | 143 | 0 |
Mileposts 26 and 27 sit inside the I-295, I-76 and Route 42 interchange. Its road by road counts, crash types and the notice rule for a construction claim are on our I-295 construction zone page for Bellmawr, so we do not repeat them here.
Milepost 34 in Cherry Hill is a ramp mile: 59 of its 244 records carry the ramp flag, and Route 70 is the cross road named most. Our Route 70 crash data picks up past the ramps.
Milepost 67 in Lawrence Township is the only Mercer County entry. Of its 181 records, 28 carry the ramp flag, and 43 name the ramp onto I-295 northbound as the cross road.1
Which towns does I-295 run through, county by county?
Five counties, from Pennsville near milepost 0 to Ewing near milepost 76, and police records name 33 towns along it. Camden County has the most injury accidents; Burlington has the most deaths.
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| County | Main I-295 towns | Hurt or killed (2023 + 2024) | I-295 share of the county's total | Fatal accidents (2023 to 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | Pennsville, Carneys Point, Oldmans | 54 | 6.4% | 2 |
| Gloucester | Logan, Greenwich, West Deptford, Westville | 191 | 4.9% | 8 |
| Camden | Bellmawr, Haddon Heights, Barrington, Lawnside, Cherry Hill | 341 | 5.4% | 2 |
| Burlington | Mount Laurel, Westampton, Burlington Township, Florence, Mansfield, Bordentown Township | 315 | 6.0% | 10 |
| Mercer | Hamilton, Lawrence, Hopewell Township, Ewing | 190 | 4.0% | 7 |
Camden County holds 31 percent of the 2023 and 2024 injury accidents but only 2 of the 29 fatal accidents from 2023 to 2025. Burlington, Gloucester and Mercer together had 25.
West Deptford stands out among the towns. Of its 294 I-295 records, 92 hurt or killed someone, 31 percent, against 16 percent in Bellmawr and 20 percent for the whole road.2
- Mount Laurel's I-295 and Turnpike crash data, mileposts 36 to 43.
- Cherry Hill car accident data, including the Route 70 ramps.
- Hamilton Township accident data in Mercer County, where I-295 has the most deaths of any town.
- The Camden County car accident hub ranks Bellmawr, Haddon Heights and Lawnside against the county's other towns.
How do you get a police report from the NJ State Police for an I-295 crash?
Search the State Police crash report portal under Non-Toll Roads: 5,312 of 5,571 I-295 records in 2024 and 2025 (95 percent) name a State Police station.
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| Station on the record | Stretch it covers | Median milepost | All accidents | Hurt or killed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstown | Salem County towns and Logan Township | 8.6 | 361 | 99 | 7 |
| Bellmawr | Greenwich Township to Cherry Hill | 27.8 | 2,444 | 512 | 1 |
| Bordentown | Mount Laurel to Ewing (Burlington and Mercer) | 53.6 | 2,483 | 493 | 10 |
| Other stations | Moorestown, Hamilton and three more | n/a | 24 | 8 | 2 |
| No station recorded | Mostly Camden County (117) and Salem County (43) | 34.7 | 259 | 56 | 0 |
Logan Township's records name Woodstown 176 times out of 187, while Greenwich Township, the next town north, names Bellmawr 58 times out of 60.
The southern stretch is small but deadly: Woodstown records list 7 deaths on 361 accidents in 2024 and 2025. Pennsville is the gap in the pattern, with 33 of its 58 records naming no station; ask the agency that came to the scene if a search finds nothing.
I-295 is a non-toll road, so the fee is $13. How long approval takes, and the steps, are in the State Police section of our accident report guide.3
What kinds of accidents happen most on I-295?
Rear-end accidents: 465 of the 1,091 injury accidents in 2023 and 2024, or 42.6 percent, against 30.7 percent statewide. Fixed-object accidents come next, at 32.4 percent against 11.6 percent.
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| Crash type (police coding) | I-295 count | I-295 share | Statewide share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Same direction, rear end | 465 | 42.6% | 30.7% |
| Fixed object (guide rail, barrier, tree, sign) | 354 | 32.4% | 11.6% |
| Same direction, sideswipe | 175 | 16.0% | 8.5% |
| Right angle | 6 | 0.5% | 22.4% |
Guide rail faces were the first thing hit in 558 records and trees in 178, and the tree crashes alone killed 4 people. Overall, I-295 ranks 12th among New Jersey routes for injury accidents; the statewide list is on our page about the most dangerous roads in New Jersey.
Deer were the first thing hit in 235 records, though only 14 hurt anyone; our guide on hitting a deer in New Jersey covers those claims. Rear-end next steps are on our rear-end accident page.4
How many fatal I-295 crashes happen in the dark?
Ten of the 29 fatal accidents from 2023 to 2025 happened in the dark on a stretch with no street lights. Unlit stretches carry 10.4 percent of I-295 injury accidents, against 3.8 percent statewide.
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| Circumstance | Fatal accidents | People killed |
|---|---|---|
| Dark, no street lights | 10 | 11 |
| Dark, street lights on | 3 | 3 |
| Daylight or dusk | 16 | 16 |
| Type: fixed object | 12 | 12 |
| Type: pedestrian | 4 | 4 |
| Type: sideswipe | 4 | 5 |
| Type: rear end | 4 | 4 |
| Type: overturned or struck parked vehicle | 5 | 5 |
Alcohol was flagged in 6 of the 29. Hamilton Township in Mercer County had the most fatal I-295 accidents of any town (7), ahead of Logan Township (5) and Mount Laurel (4).
Four people killed were pedestrians on the interstate; our pedestrian accident guide covers that case. Where alcohol played a part, see drunk driving accident help in New Jersey.5
Are I-295 accidents going up?
Yes, between the two complete years: injury accidents rose 20 percent, from 496 in 2023 to 595 in 2024. Preliminary 2025 records already hold 573.
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| Year | All accidents | Hurt or killed | People hurt | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,618 | 496 | 628 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2,743 | 595 | 782 | 8 |
| 2025 (preliminary) | 2,828 | 573 | 720 | 12 |
By hour, 3 pm to 6 pm holds 236 of the 1,091 injury accidents in 2023 and 2024 (22 percent), with 5 pm the peak (90). The morning has its own spike at 8 am (85).
September is the busiest month (114) and June the quietest (62); the statewide hour by hour pattern has its own page.6
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The counts on this page are police-reported car accidents from NJDOT crash records, analyzed by us. They show where and when accidents where someone was hurt happened on I-295. They do not show who was at fault in any accident, and they say nothing about whether you have a claim or what it could be worth.
Rules that apply anywhere in New Jersey
- Your own auto policy's PIP pays eligible medical expenses "no matter who caused the auto accident," up to your policy's limit and after its deductible and co-pay. If you chose your health insurance as primary, it pays first and PIP pays second. A claim against the other driver for pain and suffering is separate: it depends on fault and on the lawsuit option on your policy. 1
- Being partly at fault does not stop you from recovering, as long as your share is not greater than the other driver's, or the combined share of all the drivers you claim against (the "51 percent" rule). Your damages are reduced by your share. 2
- If someone is hurt or killed, or property damage to any one person is over $500, the driver must tell the police right away and send a written report to the Motor Vehicle Commission within 10 days, unless a police officer files one. If police did not investigate, New Jersey's SR-1 self-reporting form is the form for that. 3
- An injury lawsuit generally must be filed within two years, and a claim against a public body (a town, the state, NJ Transit) needs a written notice within 90 days. These are general rules with exceptions; check your own dates with a lawyer. 4
Next steps: how to get your New Jersey accident report, agency by agency, and how New Jersey no-fault (PIP) insurance works after an accident. This is general information, not legal advice.
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Sources
- NJDOT crash records, as normalized by the open-source hudcostreets/nj-crashes project (GitHub), with the NJ State Police fatal crash statistics added; data downloaded 6 November 2026. Milepost, cross road and ramp fields, 2024 and 2025 (2025 preliminary); our count.
- NJDOT crash records, as normalized by the open-source hudcostreets/nj-crashes project (GitHub), with the NJ State Police fatal crash statistics added; data downloaded 6 November 2026. County and municipality fields, 2023 and 2024, county totals on all roads from the same records, and fatal accidents 2023 to 2025; our count.
- NJDOT crash records, as normalized by the open-source hudcostreets/nj-crashes project (GitHub), with the NJ State Police fatal crash statistics added; data downloaded 6 November 2026. Station field, 2024 and 2025; our count. NJ State Police and NJ Turnpike Authority, NJSP and NJTA Crash Report Requests, njportal.com, read 10 November 2026; our agency report-access table.
- NJDOT crash records, as normalized by the open-source hudcostreets/nj-crashes project (GitHub), with the NJ State Police fatal crash statistics added; data downloaded 6 November 2026. Crash type and first harmful event fields, 2023 and 2024, statewide shares from the same records and our statewide table of injury accidents by route; our count.
- NJDOT crash records, as normalized by the open-source hudcostreets/nj-crashes project (GitHub), with the NJ State Police fatal crash statistics added; data downloaded 6 November 2026. Fatal accidents 2023 to 2025 (2025 preliminary), light condition 2023 and 2024; our count.
- NJDOT crash records, as normalized by the open-source hudcostreets/nj-crashes project (GitHub), with the NJ State Police fatal crash statistics added; data downloaded 6 November 2026. Crash date and time, 2023 to 2025 (2025 preliminary), hours and months from 2023 and 2024; our count.
Sources
- NJ DOBI Auto Insurance Buyer's Guide 2026, pp. 2, 6; DOBI health insurance as primary
- N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1; NJ DOBI comparative negligence FAQ
- N.J.S.A. 39:4-130; NJDOT self-reporting crash form
- N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2; N.J.S.A. 59:8-8
How we counted
We counted NJDOT crash records for 2023 to 2025, as normalized by hudcostreets/nj-crashes, with fatal accidents added from the State Police feed (downloaded 6 November 2026). An I-295 record has route number 295 and an interstate or state road name, in every spelling ("I-295", "I-295 Secondary" and others).
Headline counts use 2023 and 2024. Mileposts and stations use 2024 and 2025, because the 2023 export lacks most station names; 2025 is preliminary.
We read a filled station as a State Police report. Milepost 27 covers 27.00 to 27.99 in every town on it, so town pages that count one town can differ by a few; cross road counts are a floor. "Hurt or killed" means police recorded at least one injury or death.