Family Identifies Man Killed in Fatal School Bus Accident: Report

The Bridgeton man killed in an accident involving a school bus Thursday morning is being remembered as a hard working man, an avid fisherman and hunter and a good son, nj.com reports.

Larry Waller Sr. tells the website that his son, 43-year-old Larry Waller Jr., was on his way home from work at Durand Glass Manufacturing in Millville at the time of the accident. The father of a 9-year-old girl was called into work Wednesday night.

State Police hadn’t identified the driver of a Toyota Rav 4 that was involved in an accident with a Bridgeton School Bus on East Commerce Street in Fairfield Township as of Thursday afternoon. The accident took place at 7:42 a.m.

Several children were taken to Inspira Medical Center in Vineland with minor injuries, and a bus aide was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden with serious injuries.

The bus included four students, ages 11-17, who were in an out-of-district placement program.

Read more at nj.com.

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