UPDATE: NJ Transit bus driver dies after head-on crash with garbage truck, prosecutor says
An NJ transit bus driver was undergoing emergency surgery Tuesday after he was seriously injured in a head-on crash with a garbage truck, according to the Essex County prosecutor's office.
Four people on the garbage truck were also seriously injured.
The No. 25 bus was traveling westbound just before 1 p.m. on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood when it collided with a dump truck, according to Nancy Snyder, a spokeswoman for New Jersey Transit.
There were no passengers on the bus.
The crash happened in front of the Hilton garage.
The prosecutor's office says that driver of the garbage truck along with three people on the truck also suffered serious injuries, and were taken to an area hospital for treatment.
The prosecutor's office along with the Essex County Fire Investigative unit and Maplewood Police Department are investigating the crash, according to a release.
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