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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