Day: February 1, 2024

Three Die in Tragic Crash Involving School Bus in South Brunswick

February 1, 2024 – Update

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Raymond Hayducka of the South Brunswick Police Department announced today that a fatal crash is under investigation in the area of Route 130 and Stults Road.

On January 31, 2024, at 5:25 P.M., authorities responded to Route 130 and Stults Road following the report of a crash. Upon their arrival, authorities located a 2011 Toyota Camry which had collided with a school bus. The Toyota Camry was occupied by Ellen Brotman, 86, Alba Olivencia, 87, and Wilson Olivencia, 90, all of Monroe Township. All three occupants of the Camry sustained serious injuries and were pronounced deceased at the scene. The school bus driver was transported to Princeton Medical Center with minor injuries and the two children that were on the bus ages 17 and 15 were uninjured and picked up by their parents and brought home.

An investigation led by Patrolman First Class Jesse Blake of the South Brunswick Police Department and Detective Matthew Colonna of The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that the Toyota Camry was attempting to make a left turn from Route 130 South onto Stults Road when it struck the school bus traveling on Route 130 North.

The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Blake of the South Brunswick Police Department at 732-329-4000 ext. 7474 or Detective Matthew Colonna of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3317.