WOODBRIDGE, New Jersey (WPVI) — One person died and five others were injured after a bus en route to Philadelphia overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike Tuesday night, according to officials.
The fatal accident took place around 6:53 p.m. on the southbound lanes of the Turnpike at the entrance ramp to the Thomas Edison Service Area in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County.
New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said the double-decker bus collided with a Ford F-150 pick-up truck and then overturned.
“There were no injuries reported to the occupants of the pick-up. We are confirming right now one fatality and five serious injuries as a result of the collision. The crash remains under investigation,” Peele said.
According to Megabus, there were 19 passengers and a driver on the bus that was heading from New York City to Philadelphia.
Megabus said one person was killed and five people were seriously injured, including the driver. They were all taken to nearby hospitals.
At this time. state police have not released the name of the person who was killed.
ABC News contributed to this report.
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