5 injured when NJ Transit bus strikes pedestrian, authorities say

Five people were hurt early Wednesday when a New Jersey Transit bus struck a pedestrian in Essex County, authorities said.

The incident occurred about 12:10 a.m. as the bus hit a female pedestrian near South Clinton Street and Norwood Place in East Orange, according to an NJ Transit spokesman.

“The pedestrian and four customers onboard the bus were taken to a local hospital,” the transit spokesman said.

The conditions of the injured were not immediately available. NJ Transit referred questions about the investigation to the East Orange Police Department.

A spokesperson for the police department did not immediately return a call.

The bus was operating on the 94 line on its last run of the night from Bloomfield to Irvington Center when the pedestrian was hit, according to the spokesman.

https://www.nj.com/essex/2025/08/5-injured-when-nj-transit-bus-strikes-pedestrian-authorities-say.html

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