The victim apparently walked away from the disabled bus with his phone just before 11 p.m. when he was struck, responders said.
A driver exiting the highway to Route 120 by the Meadowlands apparently lost control of the vehicle, which jumped the curb, mounted the grassy area off the road and hit the victim, they said.
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