By: Richard L. Smith
Thirteen people were injured, including several children, after a school bus overturned on the Garden State Parkway Monday evening, prompting an emergency response from New Jersey State Police and first responders.
According to authorities, the crash occurred in the northbound lanes near milepost 170 in Montvale.
When troopers arrived at the scene, they found the overturned school bus facing southbound in the northbound lanes.
A total of 31 individuals were on board at the time of the crash, most of them children.
Among the injured, one person suffered severe injuries and required CPR, which was successfully administered before they were transported to a local hospital.
The cause of the crash remains under active investigation, and officials have not yet released details regarding what led to the accident.
The bus was traveling from Lakewood, NJ to NY before the crash occurred.