LONG HILL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A school bus carrying children went off the road and crashed into a utility pole on Monday morning, taking down power lines and branches. The crash happened near the intersection of Meyersville Road and Long Hill Road in the Gillette section of Long Hill Township, CBSN New York’s Jim Smith reported. Chopper 2 was over the scene as the bus ended up in the woods with its emergency exit door still open and power lines hanging above after a routine trip to school veered dangerously off course. Just before 8:30 a.m., Long Hill police responding to calls of downed power lines discovered the cause. First responders got all eight kids off the bus unscathed, CBS2’s Tara Jakeway reported. “Upon arrival by the first responders it was deemed that there were no injuries to the children on the bus and no injuries to the driver,” Long Hill Police Chief Ahmed Naga said. CBSN New York’s Jim Smith In Chopper 2 The female driver for First Student bus company is in her mid to late 50s. Chief Naga also told CBS2 she seemed of sound mind at the scene but was taken to a local hospital for questioning while she’s evaluated. The kids requested to continue with their regularly scheduled Monday. “As a matter of fact, the Long Hill First Aid Squad transported the children. The children actually wanted to continue to their schools,” Naga said. The kids range in age from 8 to 11 years old. Two go to Gillette Elementary and six attend Millington Elementary. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Edwin Acevedo contacted parents about the crash involving bus GM-11, asking they meet their children at the schools and that they assess whether they want them to stay. All involved agree the situation could have been much worse. “We’ve had several accidents in this area. We’ve had tractor trailers become stuck as they make a right turn. It’s quite a steep hill,” Naga said. The bus driver said she made a left turn and then the next thing she knew the bus was in the trees, police said. An accident reconstruction team from the Morris County Sheriff’s Department was trying to determine what happened. Jersey Central Power & Light was also on the scene trying to remove all the lines and get that transformer back up and running. Approximately 1,000 customers in the area were said to be without power.<doc-sep>Crime & Safety School Bus Crashed Into Live Wires, Caused Morris Power Outages Reports say the children were safely taken off the bus. Reply LONG HILL, NJ — A school bus crashed into live wires while children were onboard Monday and caused power outages in the area, Long Hill's mayor said. The bus crashed into a telephone pole at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Long Hill Road, Mayor Matthew Dorsi said. None of the children onboard were injured and are now at school. The diver is also "OK," Dorsi said. JCP&L is on scene working to restore power to the area. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m., NBC 4 reported. Children were onboard at the time but were safely taken off by firefighters after the power to the wires was turned off. The cause of the crash is unclear; Patch has reached out to police for more information. A messaged sent from school officials to parents said the students are safely at school now. The bus ran into the woods near Long Hill Road and Meyersville Road, taking power lines with it, ABC 7 reported. After the crash, JCP&L reported that 916 homes in Long Hill were without power, and another 723 are dark in Chatham Township, with scattered outages in Chatham Borough, Harding Township and Mendham Township. Power is expected back sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.<doc-sep>
LONG HILL, New Jersey (WABC) -- A school bus with with children aboard crashed into a utility pole in New Jersey Monday morning, causing power lines to fall on top of the bus.The school bus apparently took a left turn too sharply and crashed at Long Hill and Meyersville roads in Long Hill, causing the bus to veer off the road and into the pole.The driver told police that as she was making the turn downhill, the kept swerving to the left, up onto the curb and into the pole.Eight Millington Elementary School students were on the bus at the time, but thankfully, no serious injuries were reported.The children and the driver remained in the vehicle until power to the lines was turned off and they could be safely evacuated.They are now all safely at school. "Shortly upon arrival, it was determined that there were no injuries," Long Hill police Chief Ahmed Naga said. "The next concern was the wires on the school bus, so the power company arrived within 12 to 15 minutes after that and advised that the lines were not energized and that we could safely remove the children. It looks a lot worse than it is, you know, surprisingly, somebody was watching over us today and everybody was able to walk out of there pretty much with minor assistance. "Experts were on the scene trying to recreate what happened to figure out what caused the bus to turn sharply. Authorities say there was no black ice, snow or even sun glare.----------