Two people were seriously injured when the 15-passenger van they were in crashed on the NJ-287 northbound near Riverdale, NJ, late Monday night.
Sources tell YWN that the bochurim from the Munkatch Yeshiva in Monsey were returning from an outing at Dorney Waterpark in Allentown, PA, when the driver lost control, resulting in a devastating wreck.
Multiple emergency agencies, including Rockland Hatzolah, responded to the scene and began treating the injured bochurim. Two occupants were seriously hurt, including the driver and one Bochur. They were subsequently taken to Morristown Medical Center, while four were transported by Rockland Hatzolah to Good Samaritan Hospital, and an additional four brought to St. Joseph’s in Paterson.
Chaverim of Rockland deployed to the scene on Tuesday morning, retrieving personal items belonging to the bochurim, including wallets and cellphones.
Please say Tehillim for Chaim Zev ben Bracha Fraida and Aharon Ben Raizel Yehudis.
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was the driver speeding?
Whoa…
That’s a really high speed event, I’d say at least 60mph at time of impact at the enbankement. If the brakes were applied tire marks would not be straight as a line, unless they were going that fast that there was no time to react. You can see the terrific impact the bottom of the van made in the dirt as it hit the embankment, and the van soared over the guardrail – its not even damaged. Hashem yerachem
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Nit everything you think should be said and certainly NOT posted.
Yes thoughts went through my head too but what’s needed now are tefilos not “monday morning quarterbacking”.
“Not”
Please show some sensitivity, they have families here.
Long island Yid, commonsaychel
Of course we all have to to do tesuva and never stop davening, BUT something needs to be done about the summer and year round wild driving. PEOPLE LIKE YOU COOL THINGS DOWN UNTIL RC”L AGAIN. YES NOW IS THE TIME TO SCREAM! עד כאן PARENTS NEED TO WARN YESHIVAS AND CAMPS THAT THEY WILL BE HELD PERSONNALLY RESPONSIPLE. WE KNOW WHY! STOP KIDDING YOURSELVES. SENSITIVITY IS CARING THAT IT SHOULDNT HAPPEN AGAIN!
Mike,
If you’re really so concerned, go out and start a national campaign to stop such behavior, instead of posting useless comments, IN ENRAGED CAPS….
@mike234 I agree just not the morning after. Let police ascertain the details and then let the local mosdos and Rabonim call out the corrections that are needed.
I was not talking about this particular as I do not know the facts. I am talking in general. Now is a time of התעוררות. We unfortunately see this every day ALL OVER in many ways and not enough is being done. A little in boro park after a young man was killed r”l by a speeding car racing a red light etc. and people like
steven.wright who make fun usually are themselves the wild animals who drive this way and he is just running away from his guilt. Like when we had recently the issue of crossing streets on the wrong light, look how many people on this site thought its just fine. רוצחים
Steve,
Mike is right (though not necessarily the time or place). It is our fault. We keep telling ourselves “We are better than everyone else. We are smarter than everyone else. We know better than everyone else.” That it’s “Beneath” us to listen to anyone more “Modernisha” than us. It’s our arrogance that is killing us.
How many “Heimisha” would go to an hour lecture about water/boating safety? How many “Heimisha” would attend an hour lecture about hiking safety?
Why do most of these tragedies seem to happen every year in the “Frummer Velt”?
A few years ago a couple of Heimish men went into the ocean at night & drowned. There were signs posted warning not to go into the water. But of course they knew better than the Goy who puts up signs not because of real danger but out of boredom & a paycheck.
Anyone who went to a decent school & learned the BASICS of geography, currents, tides, biology & anatomy know going into the ocean at night is basically commiting suicide.
But a Heimish man sitting & listening to an expert feels like a loser & embarrassed to be seen there.
Sad but true.
I the driver wasn’t speeding he fell asleep and lost control of the van