Crime & Safety

2 School Buses With Students Crash After Bus Loses Tire In Warren

The crash was reported on Mountain Avenue east of King George Road near the bend on Tuesday afternoon.

WARREN, NJ — Two school buses with students crashed after one bus lost multiple tires on Tuesday afternoon in Warren.

On Tuesday at 2:32 p.m., multiple calls reported a crash involving two school buses on Mountain Avenue east of King George Road near the bend, said Warren Police Lt. Paul Dziedzic.

An investigation found that one bus, driven by Noelle Perrine, 73, of South Plainfield, lost its rear driver side tires and hit the second school bus.

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The second school bus driver, Olrich Etienne, 64, of Hillside, received hand lacerations as a result of the crash, said Dziedzic.

Both buses were towed away from the scene.

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