
According to officials the accident took place on the express bus lane on Route 495 in Weehawken, when a Martz bus and a NJ Transit collided on an approach that leads to the Lincoln Tunnel. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said that 17 people were injured, two of them in a serious condition, were immediately taken to the closest hospital.
Port Authority police responded to the crash this morning at 7:15 and authorities have shut down the lane on outbound side of the tunnel, which is used during the morning rush for Manhattan-bound buses. The NJ Transit bus was transporting 45 passengers from Paramus to the Port Authority bus terminal. Officials are now investigating the cause of the accident.