ICY Morning: School Bus Slides Into Pole In Hackensack

No serious injuries were reported when a small school bus carrying a group of high schoolers slid into a utility pole in Hackensack during an icy morning filled with crashes throughout North Jersey.

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Photo Credit: *HACKENSACK FD*

Jerry DeMarco

01/05/2022 9:48 a.m.

The 14-passenger bus was headed south on Hackensack Avenue to the nearby Bergen County Academies when it slid partially off the road in front of Hackensack Cemetery and side-swiped the pole at 7:10 a.m., said Police Capt. Darrin DeWitt.

All eight students, an aide and the driver reported no injuries, said DeWitt, the officer in charge of the department.

A second bus responded and took them the rest of the way, the captain said.

A PSE&G crew also responded to reposition the pole, which was blocking one of the southbound lanes, he said.

UPDATE: One victim was confirmed dead and westbound Route 3 was closed Wednesday morning following what was the most serious in a series of crashes on icy North Jersey roads -- including a 30-vehicle pileup on Route 80. READ HERE....

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