School Bus Hits Utility Pole In Lakewood: Reports

LAKEWOOD, NJ — A school bus hit a utility pole on Locust Street Wednesday afternoon, leading to a road closure, according to a report.

Locust Street was closed from Vermont Avenue to New Hampshire Avenue, Lakewood News Network reported.

The bus, which had writing in Yiddish on its side, was off the road with the rear backed up against the utility pole in a photo the site published. There were no children on the bus, the report said.

There have been more than half a dozen crashes involving school buses in Lakewood since mid-September, including one where a bus wound up on top of a vehicle following a road rage incident.

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