SCHOOL BUS/TRACTOR TRAILER ACCIDENT – Gloucester County – S. Harrison Twp
SCHOOL BUS/TRACTOR TRAILER ACCIDENT
A school bus carrying twenty (22) students from Gloucester County Institute of Technology (GCIT) was involved in a motor vehicle accident today (1/7) with a commercial vehicle (tractor-trailer) loaded with sand. The accident occurred in South Harrison Twp. at Ferrel Road and Monroeville Road at approximately 3:20 p.m.
Local Police and fire departments and Gloucester County EMS responded. There were 14 students transported to five area hospitals and the tractor trailer driver was transported to Crozer- Chester (Pa).
Gloucester County Haz-Mat Assessment Unit was also on scene as the impact the tractor Trailer has over turned and leaking diesel fuel. The School Bus, owned by Holcomb Bus Co., was transporting students from GCIT. The New Jersey State Police and the National Transportation Safety Board have been notified.