Overview

• The collision occurred at 15th Avenue and Bedford Street in Newark at 10:46 a.m. on August 12 when an NJ Transit bus struck a PSEG utility truck, causing the truck to overturn.
• The bus driver, 12 adult passengers and the utility truck driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to University Hospital for evaluation.
• CitizenApp and resident footage show the utility truck flipped over and the bus’s side heavily damaged, with the bus driver briefly trapped in the wreckage.
• Newark Police Department dispatched a crime-scene unit and has opened an investigation into what led to the crash.
• Emergency medical crews treated multiple people on site before transport and NJ Transit deferred comment to Newark Police as authorities probe the incident.