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14 taken to hospital after school bus involved in five-vehicle crash in Gloucester County

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Updated September 3, 2026 9:00 PM EDT Published September 3, 2026 5:14 PM EDT
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The Brief

    • Five vehicles, including two dump trucks and a school bus, were involved in a crash at 730 N. Tuckahoe Road in Monroe Township on September 3, 2026.
    • 12 juveniles and two adults were taken to the hospital and all are in stable or released condition, according to Monroe Township Police.
    • The crash is still under investigation, with motor vehicle complaints pending.

WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J. - A multi-vehicle crash involving a school bus, a dump truck and another vehicle shut down a section of North Tuckahoe Road in Monroe Township on Thursday, according to Gloucester County Emergency Management.

Multi-vehicle crash shuts down North Tuckahoe Road

What we know:

At around 3:50 p.m. police and other emergency services were dispatched to the 700 block of N. Tuckahoe Road, Williamstown for a five-vehicle crash that included a school bus and a dump truck.   

Officers say the collision sent 12 juveniles and two adults to local hospitals for evaluation and treatment, but all have since either been released or remain in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.

Officers determined a commercial dump truck traveling northbound struck the rear of a passenger vehicle stopped in traffic for an uninvolved school bus, according to police.

Police said the impact forced the struck vehicle into another passenger car, which then struck a school bus carrying nine juveniles and two adults. The school bus then hit a second commercial dump truck, whose driver had started moving and tried to avoid the crash.

One juvenile became trapped in the rear seat of a passenger vehicle and needed extrication by fire department personnel, police said.

After the crash, Monroe Township Police arrived on scene along with Williamstown Fire Company, Cecil Fire Company, Gloucester County EMS, Inspira Paramedics, Gloucester County Hazmat and a towing service.

The commercial carrier of both dump trucks is cooperating with the ongoing investigation, according to police.

Gloucester County Emergency Management said North Tuckahoe Road (CR555) was closed between Glassboro Road (SR322) and Braves Boulevard/Twelve Oaks Drive due to the crash.

The County Hazmat assisted the Williamstown Fire Department with a large fluid spill that occurred during the incident.

What you can do:

Police ask anyone who witnessed the incident to contact Sgt. Van Leer at 856-728-9800 x583.

What we don't know:

Officials have not released further details about the identities or exact ages of those involved, specific charges, or who may have been at fault in the crash.

The Source: Information from Gloucester County Emergency Management.

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