Traffic & Transit
14 Hospitalized After NJ Transit Bus Crash In Newark, Police Say
Video footage of the scene shows a utility truck tipped onto its side with a passenger bus pressed against it.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — More than a dozen people were hospitalized after a crash involving a NJ Transit bus on Tuesday in Newark, authorities say.
Police responded to the intersection of 15th Avenue and Bedford Street at 10:46 a.m. after getting a call about a collision involving a bus and a private vehicle, which multiple reports have since identified as a PSE&G utility truck.
Video footage of the scene shows a truck tipped onto its side, with a NJ Transit bus pressed against it.
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The bus had 12 passengers aboard at the time of the crash. All of them were transported to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Newark Department of Public Safety.
The drivers of the bus and the private vehicle were also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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A police investigation into the crash continues, authorities said.
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