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Utility Poles
Police & Fire
Head-On Crash: Utility Pole Snapped, Transformer Lands In Truck And Driver's OK In Fair Lawn
A driver somehow escaped serious injury in Fair Lawn on Thursday when his box truck skimmed a tree, bowled over four street signs and slammed flush into a utility pole, snapping it clean in half. Not only did the upper section of the streetlight pole land on top of the truck in the collision on Lincoln Avenue near Loretto Avenue around 1:30 p.m. July 27. The transformer also fell through the roof into the cargo area (see photo above). The driver told police a car cut in front of him, prompting him to swerve and lose control of the Pattman Plumbing truck from Midland Park. The driver t…
Police & Fire
Passengers Jump From Bus Windows In Irvington Crash With Stolen Car
Video footage shows NJ Transit passengers jumping from the bus during a crash with a stolen vehicle Wednesday morning in Irvington. The footage was captured by Tyler Edge and published by News12 New Jersey. NJ TRANSIT bus riders jumping out of window after accident this morning with another vehicle at 18th Avenue & Grove... Posted by Tony Caputo on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 There were 30 passengers on board the bus at the time of the 7:30 crash at 18th Avenue and Grove Street, and only one was injured, NJ Transit spokeswoman Mariluz Garcia-Diaz said. The bus on the No. 90 rou…
Police & Fire
Detour
: Route 10 Crash Downs Utility Poles, Knocks Power In Livingston
All lanes were closed on Route 10 when a car crash downed utility poles and knocked power out in the area Friday afternoon. The road was closed between Livingston and Hillside avenues after the 3:55 p.m. crash, police said. Police urged drivers to avoid the area until further notice. Injuries and cause of the accident were unknown.
Police & Fire
Freak Accident: Englewood Crash Brings Utility Pole Down On Second Vehicle, Two Extricated
An overnight crash in Englewood on Sunday pulled down three utility poles, one of which struck another vehicle behind the first one, authorities said. A Lexus wagon driven north by a 57-year-old Elmwood Park woman struck a pole on northbound Grand Avenue at the Linden Avenue intersection around 3:15 a.m., Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said.The pole pulled down two others with it as it toppled, he said. One of the poles hit a Toyota Rav 4, also heading north, occupied by a 42-year-old Connecticut man and a 21-year-old Englewood man, Halstead said. City firefighters freed two of the…
Police & Fire
Update
: 12 Victims Hospitalized In Hillside Senior Citizen Bus Crash
A dozen people were hospitalized with what were characterized as minor injuries after a car rear-ended a bus in Hillside Thursday, sending it into a utility pole. A Hyundai Sonata traveling on Long Avenue apparently blew a stop sign and rear-ended a Hillside Senior Citizen bus that was headed south on Central Avenue just before 9:30 a.m., authorities said. The impact sent the bus into a utility pole, toppling it and downing wires. CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS
Police & Fire
Tipped Rig Dumps Load Of Mulch Near Bergen-Rockland Border
A dump truck spilled a load of mulch Monday afternoon near the Bergen-Rockland border, toppling a utility pole, yanking down power lines and spilling fuel. Brookside Auto & Towing sent a heavy-duty wrecker to Rockleigh to right the rig after the Piermont Road mishap. New Milford sent its Hazardous Materials Unit to handle the fuel spill. The driver appeared unharmed.
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