Traffic & Transit
1 Dead, Numerous Hurt After Philly-Bound Bus Crashes In New Jersey
A MegaBus heading from New York City to Philadelphia crashed Tuesday night, killing one person and seriously hurting five others.
PHILADELPHIA — One person is dead and numerous others are hurt after a bus heading to Philadelphia from New York City crashed Tuesday night.
The crash occurred at about 6:53 p.m. on the New Jersey Turnpike.
New Jersey State Police said the MegaBus double-decker vehicle rolled onto the entrance ramp to the Thomas Edison Service Area near Woodbridge after it collided with a Ford F-150 pickup truck, New Jersey State Police said.
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Nineteen passengers and the driver were on board when the crash occurred, NJ.com reports.
Police confirmed one person died, and numerous others were hurt.
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Fiver people were seriously hurt, police said.
A person who arrived on the scene shortly after the crash occurred shared these images of the wreckage on social media.
There is no word on the decedent's identity or the extent of injuries suffered in the crash.
According to NBC10, the crash was cleared by 1:50 a.m.
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