NJ Transit driver dies after bus, garbage truck collision sends 5 to hospital

A New Jersey Transit bus driver died after a head-on crash with a garbage truck in Maplewood that sent five people to hospitals with serious injuries Tuesday, according to authorities.

Larry Wiley, 65, of Newark, died at 5:48 p.m. at University Hospital in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. The accident in Maplewood was reported at about 12:35 p.m. Tuesday.

Wiley was the sole occupant of the bus. His cause of death will be determined by an autopsy report, according to the prosecutor's office.

Officials said the driver and three passengers of the dump truck were also taken to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

Anyone with information about the crash can contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office at 877-847-7432.

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