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River Edge McDonald's Employee, 65, Struck Leaving Work, School Bus Crashes Moments Later River Edge McDonald's Employee, 65, Struck Leaving Work, School Bus Crashes Moments Later
River Edge McDonald's Employee, 65, Struck Leaving Work, School Bus Crashes Moments Later In back-to-back accidents, a 65-year-old employee at the McDonald's in River Edge was struck crossing a busy nearby intersection Wednesday night, moments before a school bus crashed in front of the fast-food place, authorities said. The pedestrian, who lives in Hackensack, went in and out of consciousness after she was struck outside the Green Papaya restaurant at the corner of Kinderkamack and Grand avenues shortly after sunset on Jan. 10, River Edge Police Chief Michael Walker said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The driver, from Park Ridge, remained at the s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bus Transporting Phillipsburg Elementary Students Struck By Vehicle On Route 22 Bus Transporting Phillipsburg Elementary Students Struck By Vehicle On Route 22
Bus Transporting Phillipsburg Elementary Students Struck By Vehicle On Route 22 A bus transporting first- and second-graders from the Phillipsburg School District was struck by a vehicle on Route 22 shortly after dismissal on Tuesday, Dec. 12, the superintendent confirmed. The bus was transporting 22 children from Phillipsburg Primary School, which had just dismissed its students, when it was struck by a vehicle on Route 22 eastbound, Superintendent Gregory Troxell told Daily Voice. Any students with injuries were evaluated and transported to the hospital by the Phillipsburg Emergency Squad, the Superintendent said, adding that all injuries appeared to be minor. I…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
School Bus, SUV Collide Head-On In Paramus School Bus, SUV Collide Head-On In Paramus
School Bus, SUV Collide Head-On In Paramus No students were aboard a school bus from Bergenfield that collided head-on with an SUV Friday morning in Paramus. A Paramus EMS ambulance crew took the driver of the Nissan Kicks subcompact to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following the crash on East Midland Avenue at From Road shortly before 7:30 a.m. Oct. 27. The school bus driver was OK. Paramus Fire Engine Company #1 tended to a crash-related fluid spill. Boyd A. Loving Responding Paramus police are investigating the cause of the crash. Belfie's Towing removed the SUV.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
One Hurt In Morris County School Bus Crash (DEVELOPING) One Hurt In Morris County School Bus Crash (DEVELOPING)
One Hurt In Morris County School Bus Crash (Developing) At least one person was injured in a school bus accident in Morris County, developing reports say. The crash occurred on Route 24 eastbound west of I-287 in Hanover around 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. EMS crews were responding to treat at least one injured victim, the initial report says. Authorities did not immediately return DailyVoice.com’s request for additional details. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Valerie Musson
News
ICY MORNING: School Bus Slides Into Pole In Hackensack ICY MORNING: School Bus Slides Into Pole In Hackensack
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. 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 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Special Needs School Bus Crashes On Route 4 Special Needs School Bus Crashes On Route 4
Special Needs School Bus Crashes On Route 4 UPDATE: No serious injuries were reported following a crash involving a school bus carrying children with special needs on Route 4. Six children, the driver and an aide from the Windsor Academy in Ridgewood were aboard the bus when it was involved in a crash with a private vehicle on the eastbound highway in Teaneck near the Hackensack border around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Bergen County Sheriff's Public Information Officer Keisha J. McLean said Thursday afternoon. One youngster was taken to Holy Name Medical Center by the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps with a minor injury, McLean said. The lo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
School Bus Lands On Car In Lakewood, 10 Injured School Bus Lands On Car In Lakewood, 10 Injured
School Bus Lands On Car In Lakewood, 10 Injured Ten people suffered minor injuries in a three-car crash that ended with a school bus on top of another vehicle Tuesday morning in Lakewood, first reported by The Lakewood Scoop. The bus was carrying 17 students to private, all-girls high school Bais Shaindel, when the driver tried cutting off a car turning left near the intersection of Forest Avenue and 11th Street, NJ Advance Media reports. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Lakewood Scoop (@thelakewoodscoop) View this post on Instagram …

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
School Bus Crashes At Morris County Intersection School Bus Crashes At Morris County Intersection
School Bus Crashes At Morris County Intersection A school bus collided with another vehicle at a Morris County intersection Thursday morning, authorities said. The crash involved a Dover school bus and occurred at the intersection of Central Avenue and Pequannock Street, according to the district’s official Twitter page. There were no passengers on the bus during the crash, and no injuries were reported, officials said. This morning there was a traffic accident involving a Dover school bus at Center and Pequannock.The bus was unoccupied and there were no reported injuries to the drivers. After conferring with Mayor Blackman,we felt …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Involving School Bus, 2 Cars Shuts Bridgewater Road Serious Crash Involving School Bus, 2 Cars Shuts Bridgewater Road
Serious Crash Involving School Bus, 2 Cars Shuts Bridgewater Road Three people were hospitalized and a driver was trapped for nearly an hour in a Bridgewater crash involving a school bus and two cars Thursday afternoon, reports say. Emergency response teams were at the scene near Blossom Drive between Brown Road and Route 202/206 at 3:20 p.m., ABC7 reports. There were no children on the bus at the time of the crash, authorities said. A car that appeared to have been T-boned appeared to be off the road a short distance away from where the school bus and a dark-colored SUV crashed, footage from NewsCopter7 shows. The driver of the car carrying the three p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Students Trapped Under Live Power Lines In Long Hill School Bus Crash Students Trapped Under Live Power Lines In Long Hill School Bus Crash
Students Trapped Under Live Power Lines In Long Hill School Bus Crash Eight students and one adult were helped off of a school bus that veered off the road and into a utility pole, toppling power lines around 8:30 a.m. Monday. The Millington and Gillette students and the driver were helped off the bus after power was cut by JCP&L about 10 minutes after the crash, resulting in area outages. NBCNewYork's live chopper footage shows power lines strewn across the top of the bus. Long Hill Public Schools announced a two-hour delay following the crash. No injuries were reported and all students involved made it to school safely. The crash was under investigat…

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by Cecilia Levine