The second driver said she believed one of the buses had ran a red light.
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Emergency crews are on the scene removing people on stretchers from the bus that is on its side. It was not known which bus the driver was in.
While the crash scene is cleared, there are many NJ Transit bus routes being delayed or detoured.
A horrific traffic accident between two New Jersey Transit commuter buses early Friday morning in the city of Newark killed at least one person and left as many as almost two dozen passengers injured, some of them critically, according to multiple reports.
The crash happened at the intersection of Raymound Boulevard and Broad Street around 6am.
Bosnjakovic said investigators have not told her friend what caused the crash that also killed Joseph Barthelus, 70, of Union, the driver of the bus that hit Garcia’s bus. Both buses are operated by NJ Transit.
The New Jersey Transit reported that the accident will lead to delays in the area. “Our organization is in mourning today”. The No. 13 bus had 17 passengers on board.
Six passengers remained in the hospital late Friday afternoon, one in critical condition the rest in serious condition, prosecutors said. She said she heard a crash “like an explosion” and ran outside. The employees got clean rags, the store’s first-aid kit, and water. “These people need help and we’re going to do whatever we need to do to help them”.
“We have to make sure we clean up what’s happening down here and we have to clear the street and make sure business goes on as usual”, Baraka said. The crash occurred at the intersection of Raymond Boulevard and Broad Street.
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The intersection was the first in the state, in 2009, to feature a surveillance camera created to catch people running red lights. Sen.
