Crime & Safety
Two NJ Transit Buses Collide In Secaucus; 12 Taken To Hospital
As many as twelve people had to be evaluated at hospitals after one NJ Transit bus rear-ended another Monday morning on Rt. 495 in Secaucus.
SECAUCUS, NJ — As many as twelve people had to be evaluated at hospitals after one NJ Transit bus rear-ended another Monday morning on Rt. 495 in Secaucus.
The accident happened at 7:30 a.m. on Rt. 495 east, the major highway that feeds into the Lincoln Tunnel.
The Rt. #139 bus, traveling from Lakewood, made contact with the back of a Rt. #113 bus, traveling from Dunellen, according to an NJ Transit spokeswoman. Both buses were bound for the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan.
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There were approximately seven passengers on the No. 139 bus, and six passengers on the No. 113 bus.
BREAKING: NJ Transit bus crash on Turnpike off ramp to EB 495 in Secaucus ... ramp is closed #nbc4ny #NJTransit pic.twitter.com/vEhc57AWKg
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Both drivers and about 10 total passengers from the two buses were brought to local hospitals with non life-threatening injuries, State Police told NJ.com.
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NJ State Police and Port Authority Police are investigating.
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