Two buses crash in NJ; 40 injured

OLD BRIDGE, N.J. - One commuter bus crashed into another Tuesday morning, injuring at least 40 people, an NJ Transit spokesman said. <br> <br> None of the injuries was life-threatening, spokesman Ken Miller said. <br> <br> Both buses were heading north on Route 9 in central New Jersey, about 30 miles southeast of Manhattan, at about 7:45 a.m. when the first bus either slowed down or came to a stop and the second one struck it from behind, Miller said. <br> <br> At least 38 of the 88 passengers were taken to hospitals, mostly with neck and back injuries. The drivers also were injured. <br> <br> The buses were operating between Lakewood and Manhattan&#39;s Port Authority bus terminal. <br> <br> The cause of the crash was under investigation.

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