Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Two Injured After NJ Transit Bus Crashes IntoBusiness


MAY 17, 2011

NJ Transit bus stop (credit: Photo/njtransit.com)

BARNEGAT, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) –Authorities are investigating how a commuter bus that crashed into a business undergoing renovations in southern New Jersey.

NJ Transit spokesman Dan Stesselsaid the bus was carrying eight passengers from Atlantic City to Lakewood when the accident happened along Route 9 near Bay Avenue in Barnegat Tuesday.

At least two passengers were injured, but those injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, said NJ Transit spokeswoman Courtney Carroll.

Carroll says the bus hit the porch of the two-story structure and did not go through the glass company on the ground floor.

The cause of the accident was under investigation.

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