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🚨 School Bus Crash in Somerset County
A CRASH INVOLVING A PICKUP TRUCK AND A SCHOOL BUS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN BRANCHBURG ALONG ROUTE 22. THE INCIDENT WAS FIRST REPORTED BY A PASSERBY. DETAILS REMAIN LIMITED AT THIS TIME, INCLUDING HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED OR IF THERE ARE ANY INJURIES. AUTHORITIES ARE RESPONDING. THIS IS A DEVELOPING SITUATION. 🎥 CREDITS: @PROTRUCKER11
Sayreville Dad Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Assault School Bus Driver
🚨 Lakewood Father Sentenced to 25 Years in Death of 3-Month-Old Daughter
🚨 Freehold: Keansburg Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Shooting Outside Freehold Library
🚨 Lyft Driver Accused of Targeting Princeton Students with Cash Offers, Sexual Demand
Man Shot Near Freehold Library, Investigation Underway
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Grand Jury: No Charges for Cop in Fatal NJ Moped Crash After Man Fled Stop
Grand Jury: No Charges for Cop in Fatal NJ Moped Crash After Man Fled Stop
🚨 Middlesex County Residents Targeted in Surge of Pse&g Scams
Old Bridge Man Charged in Child Endangerment Case; Prosecutor Says Vigilante Group Interfered
Fatal Crash in Hamilton Township Leaves One Dead, Another Seriously Injured
