Post date: Oct 07, 2012 1:50:32 AM
A New York-bound charter bus from Toronto carrying about 60 people overturns on aNew Jersey highway injuring at least 23 travelers.
WAYNE, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 6, 2012) (NBC) - Nearly two dozen people were injured on Saturday (October 6) when a bus traveling from Toronto to Brooklyn, New York, overturned while approaching an exit ramp on a New Jersey highway, according to New Jersey state police.
Twenty-three of the 57 people aboard the bus were taken to hospitals, but none of the injuries were considered life- threatening, police spokesman Adam Grossman said.
The accident occurred about 7:40 a.m. as the bus traveled east on Interstate 80 inWayne Township. The bus overturned in a grassy area about 100 yards from the highway, officials said.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
The Star-Ledger newspaper reported that the passengers, who left Toronto at about 8:15 p.m. on Friday, had planned to attend a Seventh-day Adventist Church event inBrooklyn.