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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

   
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 3)*
    

                              Medical Resources, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   58461Q102
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               Mel Personti-O'Neill
                    920 King Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801
                                 (302)888-7502
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            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 September 30, 1997
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [ ]. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class).
(See Rule 13d-7.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule  13d-1(a) for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes.)


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No.  58461Q102                                                  Page 2 of 6 Pages
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<S>        <C>                                                                              <C>
1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           HHH Investments Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership


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2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                                (a)|_|
                                                                                            (b)|X|
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3          SEC USE ONLY



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4          SOURCE OF FUNDS*

           Affiliate

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5          CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2|_|



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6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           State of Delaware, United States of America

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     Number of          7       SOLE VOTING POWER          (1) 1,330,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                                           (2)  NONE
       Shares        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Beneficially        8       SHARED VOTING POWER        1,330,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
      Owned by       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Each            9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     (1) 1,330,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
     Reporting                                             (2) NONE
       Person        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        With           10       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   1,330,0009  SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           (1) and (2): 1,330,000  SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

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12         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*              |x|



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13         PERCENT  OF CLASS  REPRESENTED  BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
          
           6.2 % of Common Stock Outstanding as of August 1, 1997

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14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           Partnership

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                           *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
               INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
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Cusip:  58461Q102                                            Page 3 of 6 Pages


                                  ATTACHMENT

ITEM 1.     SECURITY AND ISSUER

      This  report  relates to the  Common  Stock with $.01 par value of Medical
Resources,  Inc. (the "Company")  whose principal office is located at 155 State
St, Hackensack New Jersey 07601.

ITEM 2.     IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
   
      (a)   Name: Pursuant to Rule 13-d-1(f)(1) promulgated under the Securities
            Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), this Schedule
            13D  is  being  filed  by HHH  Investments  Limited  Partnership,  a
            Delaware Limited Partnership ("HHH"). HHH and the entities disclosed
            in Item 6 may be deemed to  constitute a "group"  within the meaning
            of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act. HHH disclaims the existence
            of a group with any other investors in the Company and do not affirm
            the existence of a group among the entities disclosed in Item 6.
    
      (b)   Business Address: 920 King St., Wilmington, DE 19801




      (c)   Present Principal Occupation: None




      (d)   Convictions:      None




      (e)   Suits and Proceedings:  None




      (f)   Citizenship:      U.S.A.



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Cusip: Cusip:  58461Q102                                   Page 4 of 6 Pages


ITEM 3.     SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

      The  general   partner  of  the  reporting   person  is  HHH   Investments
Corporation,  a  Delaware  corporation,  with  a  1%  beneficial  interest.  The
president  of the  general  partner is Francis D.  Hussey,  Jr. The stock of the
general partner is entirely owned by Francis D. Hussey, Jr. and Mary Pat Hussey,
as an estate by the entireties.

      The limited  partners of the reporting  person are as follows:  Francis D.
Hussey,  Jr. and Mary Pat  Hussey,  as an estate by the  entireties,  with a 24%
beneficial interest; F. Desmond Hussey III with a 25% beneficial interest;  Sean
M.  Hussey  with a 25%  beneficial  interest;  and  Anne  C.  Hussey  with a 25%
beneficial interest.

      The acquisition of the securities owned by the reporting person, described
previously,  was  based on  assignment  from  Magnetic  Scans,  Inc.,  a Florida
corporation.  Magnetic Scans, Inc. is owned by the following persons: Francis D.
Hussey,  Jr. and Mary Pat  Hussey,  as an estate by the  entireties,  with a 25%
interest;  F. Desmond Hussey III with a 25% interest;  Sean M. Hussey with a 25%
interest; and Anne C. Hussey with a 25% interest.

      The shares held by Magnetic  Scans,  Inc.  were  acquired from New England
MRI,  Inc. New England MRI is  incorporated  as a Florida  corporation  entirely
owned by Robert J.  Swanson.  The shares  owned by New England  MRI,  Inc.  were
acquired as follows: 1,200,000 acquired directly from Medical Resources, Inc. as
consideration  for the sale of two MRI centers  located in Fort Myers,  Florida;
and  130,000  shares  were  acquired  by  New  England  MRI  in  an  independent
transaction for 200,000 related to subsequent  earnings.  Of the 200,000 earned,
70,000 were assigned, as a bonus, to an unrelated party prior to their delivery.
New England MRI transferred the above referenced  shares to Magnetic Scans, Inc.
in return  for the  extinguishment  of a note from New  England  MRI and is sole
shareholder to Magnetic Scans,  Inc. Said note was in  consideration of an asset
purchase by New England MRI of two MRI centers located in Fort Myers, Florida.


ITEM 4.     PURPOSE OF THE TRANSACTION

   
      On November 10, 1997,  the Company  announced  that its Board of Directors
had  accepted  the  resignation  of William D.  Farrell  from his  positions  as
President  and Chief  Operating  Officer  and a Director  of the Company and the
resignation  of Gary I. Fields from his  positions as Senior Vice  President and
General Counsel of the Company.  In addition,  the Company stated that its Board
of Directors had removed John P.  O'Malley from his positions as Executive  Vice
President and Chief  Financial  Officer of the Company for allegedly  failing to
fulfill  certain of his  functions  as Chief  Financial  Officer.  The letter of
resignation of Mr. Farrell alleges that the  resignations  and removal  occurred
after  members of senior  management  of the Company  raised  investor  concerns
regarding,  among  otherthings,  related-party  transactions  involving  certain
members of the Company's Board of Directors.


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      The Reporting Person has concerns  relating to these  distressing  events.
Accordingly,  each of the Reporting Persons is examining all of its options with
respect to the  possibility  of taking  actions  which it believes  will enhance
shareholder  value.  Such actions could include  bringing or  participating in a
shareholder derivative action, encouraging,  participating in or leading a proxy
contest to change the  membership  of the Company's  Board of Directors,  and/or
encouraging, participating in or making a tender offer to acquire control of the
Company.  Any of such  actions  could  relate to or result in one or more of the
matters referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

      Each of the  Reporting  Persons  also  retains  the right to  purchase  or
otherwise acquire  additional shares of the Common Stock or to sell or otherwise
dispose of shares of Common  Stock  owned by it, in each case in open  market or
privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.
    

ITEM 5.     INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

      The  HHH  Investment  Limited  Partnership  would  be  deemed  to  be  the
beneficial owner of 1,330,000 shares of common stock of the company.

ITEM 6.     CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
            RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
   
      The individuals who are the limited  partners of the reporting  person are
also the sole  share  holders of the MRI Center of  Jacksonville,  Inc.  The MRI
Center of  Jacksonville  is the owner of 215,000 shares of  unregistered  common
stock of the company acquired out of this sale of an MRI center in Jacksonville,
Florida to the company.  These shares are not included in the  aggregate  amount
listed in Row 11.

      The individuals who are the limited  partners of the reporting  person are
also the sole share holders of the Coral Way MRI,  Inc., a Florida  corporation.
Coral Way MRI is the owner of 92,243 shares of unregistered  common stock of the
company  acquired  out of this sale of an MRI  center in Miami,  Florida  to the
company. These shares are not included in the aggregate amount listed in Row 11.

      The individuals who are the limited  partners of the reporting  person are
also the sole share holders of the Magnetic Scans,  Inc. Magnetic Scans, Inc. is
the owner of 75,281 shares of unregistered  common stock of the company acquired
out of this sale of an MRI center in Port  Charlotte,  Florida  to the  company.
These shares are currently  held in escrow and are not included in the aggregate
amount listed in Row 11.

      Magnetic  Scans,  Inc.  also has an option to  purchase  30,000  shares of
common stock.  These  options were  acquired  from New England MRI,  Inc.  These
options have not been  exercised  and are not included in the  aggregate  amount
listed in Row 11.

      Francis D.  Hussey,  Jr.,  the  president  of the  general  partner of the
reporting  person and also a limited  partner of the  reporting  person,  is the
trustee and is a beneficiary  of the Francis D. Hussey,  Jr.  Pension Plan.  The
Francis D. Hussey,  Jr. Pension Plan is the owner of 40,000 shares of registered
common stock of the company.  Francis D.  Hussey,  Jr. also owns 10,000  shares,
individually.  These shares were acquired on the open market with outside funds.
These shares are not included in the aggregate amount listed in Row 11.
    

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Cusip:  58461Q102                                            Page 6 of 6 Pages


ITEM 7.     MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

      1.    Consent of the Board of Directors of New England MRI, Inc., dated
            September 30, 1997. (1)

      2.    HHH Investments Limited Partnership Agreement. (1)

            (1)  To be filed by amendment.


                                    SIGNATURE

      After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of the  undersigned's  knowledge
and belief,  the  undersigned  certifies that the  information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

                                             /s/ Francis D. Hussey, Jr.
Date: November 10, 1997                   --------------------------------
                                            President, HHH Investments Corp.
                                            General Partner
                                            HHH Investments Limited Partnership



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