A school bus headed to New York crashed on the Garden State Parkway injuring 13 of its 31 passengers Monday night.
Mayor Mike Ghassali of Montvale, N.J. posted a photo of the flipped vehicle on Facebook, where he said those injured were taken to local hospitals.
“THANKFULY [sic] NO FATALITIES REPORTED,” Ghassali wrote online. “MOST SERIOUS INJURY NOW HAS A PULSE.”
The crash occurred roughly 30 miles from Midtown Manhattan around 7:45 p.m. Ghassali said the bus was coming from Lakewood, N.J. Rockland Daily reported passengers were headed to the Shikun Skver Hasidic village in Rockland County for a wedding event, and that passengers were young men accompanied by two adults. One of the younger passengers was reportedly seriously injured.
Gov. Phil Murphy said on social media that he was aware of the incident.
“I’ve been briefed on a crash on the Garden State Parkway earlier tonight near the James Gandolfini Service Area involving an overturned school bus from Lakewood,” he posted on X. “@NJSP and @NewJerseyDOT are currently on the scene. An investigation is ongoing.”