42 Hurt In School Bus Crash On NJ Turnpike: Cops

A school bus crash on the New Jersey Turnpike left 42 people injured on Saturday, including both adults and children who reportedly were returning from a picnic, police said.

Parts of the turnpike were shut down at the East Brunswick accident site as the bus passengers were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The bus, which flipped at mile-marker 79.9 around 5:25 p.m. on the northbound side, was returning to Newark after a day at the Mayor's Family Reunion Picnic in Black Bear Lake Camp in Millstone, according to city officials.

The Newark Department of Public Safety will be providing a van at 480 Clinton Ave. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday for anyone who wishes to visit relatives affected by the bus accident, according to city officials.

The patients were taken to Robert Wood University Hospital and St. Peters University Hospital in New Brunswick and JFK Medical Center in Edison. Mayor Ras J. Baraka visited with the injured on Saturday.

"There was a lot of kids crying and mostly everyone that got off the bus was bleeding," Josh Keys, a witness, told nj.com. "The scene was a mess. But mostly everyone was able to walk out. Some people had to be carried out. I helped a few people out then I left because it started to get really hectic. When I left there was no police or ambulance on the scene. After driving North on the turnpike for five minutes I saw the police on the way."

This is a developing story. Patch will have more information as it comes in.

Here is a video of the crash's aftermath:

Photo courtesy of Katie Keehner