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Princeton Student Killed By NJ Transit Train: Officials Princeton Student Killed By NJ Transit Train: Officials
Princeton Student Killed By NJ Transit Train: Officials A Princeton University student was fatally struck by a train last week, according to officials. James Li (Class of 2027) was struck at the NJ Transit crossing on Faculty Road in Princeton on Friday, Feb. 16, Princeton Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun said. Princeton University spokesman Michael Hotchkiss said the incident involved the Princeton Dinky, a train operated by New Jersey Transit between Princeton Station and Princeton Junction. "Our entire community mourns the loss of James, and our hearts go out to James’s family and friends," Calhoun said.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pedestrian From Fort Lee, 56, Struck, Killed By Commuter Bus Near GWB (UPDATED) Pedestrian From Fort Lee, 56, Struck, Killed By Commuter Bus Near GWB (UPDATED)
Pedestrian From Fort Lee, 56, Struck, Killed By Commuter Bus Near GWB (Updated) A Fort Lee resident was struck and killed by a commuter bus while crossing a busy intersection near the George Washington Bridge before dawn Wednesday. The NJ Transit bus was headed north on Lemoine Avenue when the driver made a left turn onto Bruce Reynolds Boulevard (formerly Bridge Plaza South) and struck the 56-year-old pedestrian at 5:05 a.m. Jan. 10, Fort Lee Deputy Police Chief Edward Young said. Port Authority and Fort Lee police officers quickly responded and conducted CPR, the deputy chief said. The pedestrian was pronounced dead a short time later at Englewood Hospital and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
9-Year-Old Boy Struck By School Bus In Lakewood, Recovering At Hospital 9-Year-Old Boy Struck By School Bus In Lakewood, Recovering At Hospital
9-Year-Old Boy Struck By School Bus In Lakewood, Recovering At Hospital A 9-year-old boy was struck by a school bus and hospitalized Thursday, March 9, in Lakewood, authorities said. The child had just gotten off the bus about 6:15 p.m. and was crossing in front of the bus when he was struck, Lakewood police said. The incident occurred at Pawnee Road and Iroquois Place. “The driver was unaware that he struck the child and left the scene. He immediately returned once he was notified of the accident and is cooperating with authorities,” Capt. Gregory Staffordsmith said in a statement. The child was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for injuries to…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Serious Bus Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (DEVELOPING) Serious Bus Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (DEVELOPING)
Serious Bus Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (Developing) A bus crashed on the Jersey Shore, taking down multiple poles and power lines, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred about noon on Route 37 at Romana Lane in Toms River, initial reports said. Multiple poles were down and transformers were leaking into storm drains, reports said. There were no immediate details on whether anyone was hurt. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ Transit Bus Collides With Lakewood Fire Truck NJ Transit Bus Collides With Lakewood Fire Truck
NJ Transit Bus Collides With Lakewood Fire Truck A New Jersey Transit bus collided with a fire truck from Lakewood, authorities said. The crash occurred about 2 p.m. Friday at Courtney Road and Madison Avenue, according to Emma Wright, senior public information officer with NJ Transit. "It was a very minor accident," Wright said. "There were no passengers on the bus. And the bus sustained just a small amount of damage." It was unknown whether any firefighters on Ladder 5 were hurt, reports said.

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by Jon Craig
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City 'Accordion' Bus Dangles From Cross Bronx Overpass City 'Accordion' Bus Dangles From Cross Bronx Overpass
City 'Accordion' Bus Dangles From Cross Bronx Overpass The front of a tandem bus careened off the Cross Bronx Expressway and dangled onto a Major Deegan Expressway ramp late Thursday, critically injuring the driver, authorities said. Eight passengers were hospitalized with what the New York Fire Department said weren’t life-threatening injuries after the front of the MTA accordion bus smashed into the ramp below, leaving it vertical, shortly after 11 p.m. The rest of the bus remained on the highway near University Avenue, with its design likely preventing a greater catastrophe. Police initially said the driver either "failed to navigate" a tu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Woman Struck By Bus On Route 120 In Carlstadt Woman Struck By Bus On Route 120 In Carlstadt
Woman Struck By Bus On Route 120 In Carlstadt A woman staying at a local hotel was struck by a commuter bus near the Meadowlands Tuesday night. The 36-year-old victim wasn't in a crosswalk when an NJ Transit bus hit her in the middle lane of Route 120 (Paterson Plank Road) outside the Holiday Inn Express in Carlstadt shortly after 7:30 p.m., Detective Sgt. John Cleary said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious and possibly life-threatening injuries, Cleary said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit and NJ Transit police were notified. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Crim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 12 Hospitalized After Lincoln Tunnel-Bound Buses Crash UPDATE: 12 Hospitalized After Lincoln Tunnel-Bound Buses Crash
Update: 12 Hospitalized After Lincoln Tunnel-Bound Buses Crash A dozen people were hospitalized Monday morning after a New Jersey Transit bus rear-ended another, sending it into a guardrail, on their way to the Lincoln Tunnel. Port Authority Tunnel and Bridge agents had to cut off the doors and spread the stairwell to get to those injured on the bus that veered off the road and struck the guardrail on the ramp from the northbound New Jersey Turnpike to eastbound Route 495 in Secaucus around 7:15 a.m. Ten passengers and both drivers were hospitalized, responders said. Four of those injured were placed in collars and on backboards after complaining of b…

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by Jerry DeMarco