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NJ School Bus Overturns on Garden State Parkway, Critically Injuring 14-Year-Old

Eyewitness News ABC7NYApril 7, 20252 min2,030 views
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School Bus Accident Details

  • 🚌 A school bus carrying 29 Jewish students overturned on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey.
  • ⚠️ The accident resulted in 15 injuries, including one 14-year-old boy who was critically injured and trapped underneath the bus.
  • πŸš‘ Rescuers successfully freed the teen, who remains hospitalized, while the bus driver and 13 other boys were treated and released.

Circumstances of the Crash

  • πŸ“ The bus departed from Lakewood, NJ, around 6 p.m. and had traveled nearly 80 miles towards New Square, NY, to visit the grandchild of the rabbi.
  • πŸ›£οΈ Witnesses reported the bus fishtailed, swerved onto an embankment, flipped over, and ended up facing the opposite direction.
  • 🚧 There was a construction zone present at the accident location on the parkway.
  • ❓ Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash, and no clues have been released regarding potential factors like speed.
  • 🚫 No other vehicles were involved in the incident.
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