Person Hospitalized After Bus Catches Fire On Garden State Parkway

A person was hospitalized after a bus caught fire on the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County, authorities said.

The Garden State Parkway South at milepost 99 in Wall Township, NJ.
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05/21/2024 9:13 a.m.

Troopers responded to the fire in Wall Township at 9:23 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, according to a state police spokesperson.

The transit bus was fully on fire on the southbound side of the parkway near milepost 99. It happened near the exit for Interstate 195 and about a mile south of the Judy Blume Service Area.

One passenger suffered minor injuries and was brought to a hospital. No other injuries were reported.

State police were investigating the cause of the fire.

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