Driver Hospitalized After NJ Transit Bus Jumps Curb and Destroys Front of Englewood House

Most people were still asleep when it happened. Just before 5:45 in the morning on October 8, 2026, an NJ Transit bus crossed a front lawn on Rockwood Place in Englewood, New Jersey, and drove straight into someone’s home.

The bus had no passengers. The driver was alone on board, on the way to start Route 166’s first run of the day. Whatever went wrong, it went wrong fast.

The House Is Still Standing. Just Barely.

The bus hit the front of the structure hard enough that authorities declared the home’s structural integrity compromised. Englewood city officials, the buildings department, and PSE&G all responded to the scene.

Skid marks stretched across the front lawn. Home security footage captured the entire crash…