A devastating accident has unfolded on the Garden State Parkway near Exit 172, as a bus traveling from Lakewood to New Square overturned, leaving dozens injured and at least one victim in critical condition.
The bus, carrying bochurim and adults traveling for a Sheva Brachos celebrating the grandchild of the Skverer Rebbe, crashed shortly before 8 PM, prompting an immediate and massive emergency response. Rockland Hatzolah, along with additional first responders, rushed to the scene, where they found a devastating scene—one individual trapped beneath the wreckage, while others, shaken but alert, stood outside the bus, awaiting medical attention.
Emergency personnel are currently treating 29 bochurim and two adults for various injuries. A critically injured patient was rushed by ambulance to a trauma center for urgent medical care.
UPDATE: The Skverer Bochur critically injured in the overturned bus was rushed to Valley Hospital in New Jersey by Rockland Hatzolah Paramedics. He is listed in extremely critical condition. His name for Tehillim is Naftali Ben Basya.
The bochur was later transferred to Hackensack Medical Center for further medical treatment.
