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4 Injured In NJ Transit Bus Crash 4 Injured In NJ Transit Bus Crash
4 Injured In NJ Transit Bus Crash A bus driver and three passengers were injured when a New Jersey Transit bus was rear-ended in Trenton, authorities said. At 11:21 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, the #601 bus was traveling on Mulberry Street and was slowing down to stop at the railroad crossing next to Route 1 when a vehicle rear-ended the bus, Trenton police said. The four crash victims were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center all for reported back pain, police said. No other serious injuries were reported and the damage to the bus and vehicle was minor, police said. The driver of the vehicle that rear-ended the bus, …
2 Dead, Dozens Hurt When PA-Bound Bus Carrying 40 Students Crashes On I-84 In NY 2 Dead, Dozens Hurt When PA-Bound Bus Carrying 40 Students Crashes On I-84 In NY
2 Dead, Dozens Hurt When Pa-bound Bus Carrying 40 Students Crashes On I-84 In NY Two people died and dozens of others were injured when a Pennsylvania-bound bus crashed off I-84 in New York, authorities said. The bus carrying 40 high school students and four adults was heading toward Greeley, PA for band camp, when it tumbled town a 50-foot ravine near Exit 15 in Wawayanda around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, New York State Police and NY Gov. Kathy Hochul said. The two fatalities have been identified as Long Island residents: 43-year-old Gina Pellettiere of Massapequa, and 77-year-old Beatrice Ferarri of Farmingdale. Pellettiere was Farmingdale High Schoo…
Authorities ID 2 Passengers Killed In NJ Turnpike Bus Accident Authorities ID 2 Passengers Killed In NJ Turnpike Bus Accident
Authorities ID 2 Passengers Killed In NJ Turnpike Bus Accident Authorities have identified the two people killed in the double-decker Megabus overturn on the NJ Turnpike Tuesday, Aug. 9, authorities said. Cheryl Johnson, 59, of Bronx, N.Y., was pronounced dead at the scene, while Cecilia Kiyanitza, 66, of Woodbury, N.J. was airlifted to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead.  The bus, carrying about 20 passengers, was heading south when it collided with a pickup truck on the outer roadway at milepost 93.1 in Woodbridge, New Jersey State Police said. The driver of the bus, a 56-year-old male of Westville, N.J., sustained serious injurie…
Second Passenger Dies After Double-Decker Megabus Overturns On NJ Turnpike (PHOTOS) Second Passenger Dies After Double-Decker Megabus Overturns On NJ Turnpike (PHOTOS)
Second Passenger Dies After Double-Decker Megabus Overturns On NJ Turnpike (Photos) UPDATED: A second passenger has died after a double-decker Megabus overturned on the NJ Turnpike Tuesday, Aug. 9, authorities said. Three others were seriously hurt. The bus, carrying about 20 passengers, was heading south when it collided with a pickup truck on the outer roadway at milepost 93.1 in Woodbridge, New Jersey State Police said. Cheryl Johnson, 59, of Bronx, N.Y. sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on scene.  Cecilia Kiyanitza, 66, of Woodbury, N.J. was airlifted to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead.   The driver of the bus, a 56-year-old male…
13 Hurt In NJ Transit Bus Crash In Absecon 13 Hurt In NJ Transit Bus Crash In Absecon
13 Hurt In NJ Transit Bus Crash In Absecon At least a dozen people were injured in an NJ Transit bus crash with a car Thursday, June 16 in Atlantic County, Fox29 reports. The car was flattened when it was struck by the bus at South Shore Road and Ohio Avenue in Absecon around 5:30 p.m. on  in Absecon, the outlet said. The bus was going from Atlantic City to Lindenwold. The victims were rushed to local hospitals with non life-threatening injuries, Fox29 said. Click here for more from FOX.
School Bus Slams Into Downtown North Jersey Storefront School Bus Slams Into Downtown North Jersey Storefront
School Bus Slams Into Downtown North Jersey Storefront A driver behind the wheel of an out-of-control school bus that slammed into a downtown Teaneck storefront with no children aboard Tuesday afternoon may have had a medical emergency, responders said. The bus apparently came down Garrison Avenue and kept going through what's ordinarily a busy intersection on Cedar Lane, then barreled across a sidewalk seating area and shattered the front of Carly'z Craze, a clothing and fashion accessories store shortly after 3 p.m. Members of the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver from D&M Tours in Paterson to nearby Holy Name Medical Cen…
NJ Transit Bus Crashes On Atlantic City Expressway, 5 Injured NJ Transit Bus Crashes On Atlantic City Expressway, 5 Injured
NJ Transit Bus Crashes On Atlantic City Expressway, 5 Injured Five people were hurt early Tuesday, Feb. 8 when a New Jersey Transit bus crashed into the woods along the Atlantic City Expressway westbound in South Jersey, authorities said. The route 551 bus was en route from Atlantic City to Philadelphia when it careened off the expressway and hit several trees at about 4 a.m, in Hamilton Township, a New Jersey Transit spokesman said. NJ Transit bus crashTwitter/ Carissa Lawson Four of the nine passengers as well as the driver sustained injuries and were brought to area hospitals for treatment, New Jersey State Police said.  The driver was entrapp…
NOT COOL: 10,000+ Lakewood Residents Without Power NOT COOL: 10,000+ Lakewood Residents Without Power
NOT Cool: 10,000+ Lakewood Residents Without Power More than 10,000 home owners and businesses in Lakewood were reported to be without electricity about 6:30 p.m., authorities said.  Utility company officials could not immediately say why the power went out in Ocean County, but there was speculation that the region's high demand for electricity due to the heat wave may have been a contributing factor. Jersey Central Power & Light said electricity should be restored in the Lakewood area between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Monday. At about 7:15 p.m., Lakewood News Network reported there had been a bus crash on New Hampshire Avenue after …
MASS CASUALTY: At Least 14 Injured In Route 206 Sussex County Bus Crash MASS CASUALTY: At Least 14 Injured In Route 206 Sussex County Bus Crash
Mass Casualty: At Least 14 Injured In Route 206 Sussex County Bus Crash More than a dozen people were injured when a bus overturned on snowy roads in Sussex County Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred near Route 206 and Clove Road in Montague around 4 p.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. An NJSP trooper attributed the cause of the crash to slippery road conditions but could not confirm any additional details. This is a developing story. Check back for more.