Students injured during school bus crash with truck in Medford: officials

School bus, truck collide, injuring 14 students in Medford

14 students on a school bus were injured after the bus and a truck collided at an intersection police say is prone to accidents in Medford.

MEDFORD, N.J. - A school bus and a truck collided in a Medford intersection, injuring 14 students.

The accident happened Tuesday afternoon, just before 3 p.m., at the intersection of Hawkin and Skeet roads, not far from I-70, in the Burlington County community, officials said.

According to authorities, there were 14 students on the bus at the time of the accident. All of the students were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Three students went home with their parents at the scene of the accident, but they went on to hospitals for treatment of pain. 10 students were taken to Virtua Hospital in Mount Holly, all for non-life threatening injuries.

One student was taken by an ambulance to Cooper University Hospital for head and rib pain.

Authorities said the school bus driver was attempting to turn left onto Skeet Road as the utility bucket truck was traveling south on Skeet. The bus had just left Burlington County Institute of Technology, when authorities say it was broadsided by the truck. The force broke the back axle of the bus.

Authorities and neighbors say the intersection is prone to so many crashes, they have all lost count.

"They need to put a four-way stop or a light in here. There's been too many accidents over the years," Valentine explained. "A minimum of 20, that I know of and this is by far for sheer craziness."

There were no details regarding the condition of the truck driver.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident. Police closed Hawkin Road at that intersection and there was no word on when it would reopen.