WOODBRIDGE, NJ (WABC) — The investigation continues into a Megabus crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge that left two people dead and several others injured.
Authorities say the crash, involving a Van Hool double-decker coach bus, happened just before 7 pm Tuesday on the New Jersey Turnpike at the Thomas Edison service area entrance ramp from the outer roadway.
Police say there were 22 passengers and a driver on the bus that was heading southbound from New York to Philadelphia.
Police say the bus struck a Ford F-150 pickup truck, causing the bus to overturn on the entrance ramp to the service area.
Two people were killed and three others were seriously injured, including the driver. They were all taken to nearby hospitals.
Fourteen passengers suffered non-life-threatening injuries and four passengers were not hurt.
The victims were identified as 59-year-old Cheryl Johnson, from the Bronx, and Cecilia Kiyanitza, 66, of Woodbury, New Jersey.
The driver of the bus, a 56-year-old man from Westville, New Jersey, was seriously injured.
No injuries were reported to the driver of the Ford.
Based on the preliminary investigation, police say the bus driver lost directional control of the bus and struck the Ford. After the impact, the bus went off the road to the right, struck the guardrail, and overturned onto the entrance ramp.
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