A garbage truck driver apparently lost control of his vehicle in Weehawken, NJ on Wednesday afternoon, hitting pedestrians and then plunging through the guardrails into Route 495—right by the Lincoln Tunnel. At least seven people were injured, and traffic snarled around the Lincoln Tunnel, and the Port Authority suspended bus service on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

#Breaking #video of the truck that fell over the Palisade Avenue overpass onto Westbound 495. Witnesses say it is a truck that belongs to #UnionCity #DPW. They say he lost control and hit three cars on 30th street and then a lamppost and careened over the overpass. #1010WINS pic.twitter.com/ldRkdc4fqR — Samantha Liebman (@SamiLiebman) July 3, 2019

Due to motor vehicle accident on NJ 495 West, all bus service from the PA Bus Term is suspended until further notice. NJ Transit Rail, PATH, and NY Waterways are cross-honoring for bus passengers. — PortAuthBusTerminal (@PABusTerminal) July 3, 2019

Just after 1 p.m., the truck drove off the overpass at Palisade Avenue. According to witnesses who spoke to PIX 11, "The Union City Department of Public Works truck got out of control near the post office above the highway... The garbage truck then hit at least three vehicles before driving off the ramp and landing in traffic, witnesses said."

The truck then hit a Bolt Bus on Route 495, and some passengers aboard the bus were injured.

NorthJersey.com reports, "Photos taken at the scene show a truck marked 'Department of Public Works Union City' resting on its nose, leaning against a stone wall. The back end of the truck is resting against the edge of the overpass."

Lincoln tunnel nj bound pic.twitter.com/0STWlbWs9t — Lisa Viviani Goris (@VivianiGoris) July 3, 2019

Joe Shine, a freelance photographer with The Jersey Journal, told NJ.com that "he was told that the truck was on one of the streets above Route 495 when its brakes failed to work."

In additions to crowds at the Port Authority Bus Terminals and huge traffic backups near the Lincoln Tunnel, the commuting problems cascaded to Penn Station, the Holland Tunnel, and George Washington Bridge:

Delays on Holland Tunnel westbound from (New York) . The travel time from the New York side is 20 minutes to https://t.co/Cmdr3ptIe1 — RestoreNJ495 (@RestoreNJ495) July 3, 2019

Overturned garbage truck outside the Jersey end of the #LincolnTunnel results in this on 9th avenue in NYC. If you're going home to Jersey tonight, TAKE THE GWB!! pic.twitter.com/5xbE6Cw1Qv — Peter Shankman (@petershankman) July 3, 2019

This is what a pre-holiday #transit nightmare looks like: The buses coming out of #portauthority normally go straight into #lincolntunnel, but now making right turn onto #NYC streets. No more buses running. It's gonna be a long night for commuters into NJ. 9th Ave is hell, too. pic.twitter.com/c7pwpbqCbG — Peter Shankman (@petershankman) July 3, 2019

This is crazy. The escalators at GWB bus station which are almost always empty, were filled with dozens of people today. #4thofjuly2019 effect pic.twitter.com/dxyF5C8CgP — Ekta Bhagia (@EBhagia) July 3, 2019

Penn Station is a mad house right now. Not only the day before the Fourth of July but all @NJTRANSIT buses are canceled bc of crash in Union City so those passengers are trying to take trains. People sweating, swearing and bumping into each other pic.twitter.com/H02mlf53cY — Jessica Layton (@JLaytonTV) July 3, 2019

The Port Authority Bus Terminal has resumed some bus service. Check the Port Authority Bus Terminal's Twitter account: