1 Dead, Others Injured After Collision Near Newark Airport

Around 1:30 a.m. this morning, a Marriott hotel shuttle bus and a FedEx truck collided on the South Service Road outside Newark Liberty International Airport. The shuttle bus driver is dead and the truck driver and a shuttle passenger are injured. According to WABC 7, "The passengers on the airport shuttle, three flight crew members, told police the Fed Ex truck was in the wrong lane when it collided head-on with their jitney. They said the shuttle driver attempted to avoid the crash, but could not swerve in time." And WCBS 2 says, "The courtesy bus seemed to have absorbed the brunt of the impact. The FedEx truck was seen parked sideways in the high grass." The Port Authority Police are investigating.