One Killed, Several Injured in NJ School Bus-Dump Truck Crash

One person was killed and almost two dozen injured this morning in an accident involving a school bus and a dump truck in Chesterfield, New Jersey.

The 11-year-old daughter of a state trooper was killed in the crash, and her two triplet siblings are in critical condition, according to an Associated Press report (http://bit.ly/A50JJb).

Incidents involving school buses present many obstacles for firefighters. For training material on these incidents, consider Advanced School Bus Extrication, School Bus Enhances CDP Mass Casualty Training Exercise, Train for School Bus Emergencies, School Bus Incidents: Are You Really Ready? and Training Days: School Bus Evolutions.

Also consider our school bus MCI training simulation HERE.

 

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