School Bus Hit at intersection of Godwin Avenue and South Monroe Street in Ridgewood

photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page

November 30,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Nine (9) high school students from the Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township escaped injury when the school bus on which they were riding collided with a Volkswagen Passat sedan at the intersection of Godwin Avenue and South Monroe Street, Ridgewood on Wednesday afternoon, 11/29. The adult male driver of the Volkswagen sustained a non life threatening injury, but declined ambulance transport to a local hospital. The school bus driver was uninjured. Ridgewood Police, EMS, and Fire Department personnel responded to the incident. A flatbed tow truck removed the wrecked Passat from the scene; the school bus was able to drive away on its own power. Ridgewood PD issued one (1) crash related summons to the Volkswagen’s driver.