The Medford community is thankful for the quick action of local emergency response teams who assisted with a recent crash on Tuckerton Road.
Summer Day Camp Bus Crash Causes Hospitalization of 24 in NJ
According to police reports, a dangerous chain-reaction crash involving at least five school buses and dozens of children occurred on July 16. The buses were traveling from a summer day camp and were carrying approximately 100 individuals in total. Hospitals received at least 21 children and 3 adults for treatment after the accident. While the victims sustained personal injuries, medical staff confirmed that none of the children were seriously injured in the collision.
Several children were transported back to the summer day camp. The camp later expressed its gratitude to the responders who helped protect the children after the incident. Photographs from the scene revealed serious damage to several of the buses. The emergency exit doors can be seen wide open where the children were forced to evacuate, and several windshields are cracked. The front doors on one bus are visibly shattered. Thankfully, this incident didn't contain any fatalities.
