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Tree falls on to school bus in Tewksbury

Police say the bus was carrying 10 students and the driver at the time of the incident.

Lauren Due

Mar 21, 2025, 12:18 PM

Updated 2 hr ago

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A tree fell on to a school bus Friday morning in Tewksbury.
The Tewksbury Township Police Department received a call at 7:08 a.m. reporting a school bus accident at Fairmont Road East and Addison Drive. A large tree had fallen onto the front half of the bus, prompting an immediate emergency response.
Neighbors tell News 12 that the garbage men ran over to help.
Police say the bus was carrying 10 students and the driver at the time of the incident.
All were transported to Hunterdon Medical Center for evaluation. There were no life-threatening injuries reported.
The school district released a statement saying in part, "Due to the excellent skills and calm demeanor of our school bus driver, a potentially disastrous situation was averted and nobody was seriously injured. We wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to our driver as well as the emergency crews and others who helped escort our students off the bus to safety. "


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