Crime & Safety
2 Injured After School Bus, Medical Van Crash In Burlington Co.: Police
The medical transport van driver was flown to a trauma center.
MEDFORD, NJ — A school bus and a medical transport van collided Wednesday morning in Medford, injuring both drivers, officials said.
The van overturned in the crash at 6:23 a.m. on Hartford Road, police said. The driver was flown to Cooper Trauma Center with back and leg injuries.
The bus driver was taken to Virtua Mount Holly Hospital with an arm injury.
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There were no passengers inside of either vehicle.
The van had been traveling south on Hartford Road, while the bus was moving north, police said. The vehicles collided on the 200 block of the roadway, causing the van to veer off the street and overturn, according to law enforcement.
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The bus was contracted to a local high school, Medford Police Lt. Jeff Samalonis told Patch.
Medford police are investigating the crash.
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