Newark, NJ – 2nd Person Dies In New Jersey Commuter Bus Crash

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    A bus is tipped on its side after two commuter buses collided in Newark, N.J. on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2016.  Investigators are trying to determine if a commuter bus ran a red light and broadsided another commuter bus, killing a driver and injuring several.   (AP Photo/Mel Evans)Newark, NJ – Officials say a second person has died in a collision involving two commuter buses in New Jersey that left 17 others injured.

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    A spokeswoman for the Essex County prosecutor’s office says the second victim of Friday’s accident in Newark was a female passenger.

    Authorities say one New Jersey Transit bus carrying only the driver slammed into another at around 6 a.m. The driver of the bus with no passengers died.

    Investigators are trying to determine if the driver who died ran a red light. The intersection where the crash occurred was the first in the state to have a surveillance camera to catch drivers running red lights. The surveillance program was discontinued in 2014.

    A news conference is scheduled for 3 p.m.


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