School Bus Crash Halts Traffic On I-80 in Parsippany

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Police are investigating a school bus crash that occurred on I-80 on Thursday morning.

On Thursday, just before 10 a.m., state troopers were called out to a car crash on Interstate 80 east near milepost 40.4 in Parsippany-Troy Hills.

Troopers found that a tractor-trailer traveling east in the center lane had hit a school bus traveling in the left lane. The impact caused the bus to “lose directional control” and slam into the center median, police said.

The bus was protruding out into westbound traffic as it sat on the median.

Another vehicle was struck with debris as a result of the collision, according to authorities.

The school bus did not contain any passengers, and no injuries were reported, police said.

The crash remains under investigation, and no additional information is available, according to state police.

This is the second major traffic incident to occur on I-80 in Parsippany this week, after a fatal motorcycle crash caused a wildfire on Tuesday.