Thursday, June 7, 2018

Yeshiva Mevakshei Hashem Bus Flips over on NJ Turnpike, 6 minor Injuries

B"H all kids are ok.  Hamodia reports A bus carrying sixth-grade boys from Yeshiva Mevakshei Hashem in Kensington overturned on the ramp from the New Jersey Turnpike to the Goethals Bridge. Bechasdei Hashem, none of the boys on-board the bus were seriously injured, but three boys were taken to the hospital for observation.the bus was one of several from the yeshivah, located at Ocean Parkway and 18th Avenue, returning Thursday afternoon from a trip to Diggerland Construction Theme Park in West Berlin, N.J. The cause of the accident has not been determined.
 NBC4- A school bus with dozens of children on board has overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike near the Goethals Bridge. Chopper 4 over the scene in Elizabeth shows a tipped-over bus by the on-ramp to the bridge going toward Staten Island. The area is a heavy merge point for vehicles,


including trucks and buses. Officials say 40 people were on board the bus; six had minor injuries.
The bus was carrying students from Yeshiva Mevakshei Hashem in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn; there were about a half-dozen other buses lined up behind the overturned one.
No other vehicles appeared to be involved in the crash.
There was a heavy emergency response at the scene, with multiple ambulances and fire trucks stopped on the highway. The response is backing up traffic at least a mile.

An emergency exit door was flipped open on the top-facing side of the bus, Chopper 4 shows.

The recent deadly school bus crash on a New Jersey highway has spurred new scrutiny on school bus safety and driver backgrounds in the area.

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