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1 dead, multiple people injured in crash involving bus on New Jersey Turnpike

Police investigating fatal crash on New Jersey Turnpike
Police investigating fatal crash on New Jersey Turnpike 00:52

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (CBS) -- A crash on the New Jersey Turnpike involving a Megabus left one person dead and 5 others injured. It happened just before 7 p.m. Tuesday in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County.

Megabus says the double-decker was en route to Philadelphia when it collided with a Ford F-150 near the Thomas Edison Service Area.

The southbound outer roadway and service area ramp remains closed as police investigate.

The bus driver was among several people hurt. There were a total of 19 people, including the driver, on the bus.

State police say the occupants inside the Ford weren't injured.

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