Tragedies hit home
By Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
Melbourne, Florida
May 18, 2018 11:43am CST
Yesterday there was a horrible accident in Morris County, New Jersey. A school bus carrying many students and teachers were on its way for an outing and collided with a dump truck on a major highway.
The bus was headed for an outing for the day which should have been fun for everyone, instead, so many people were hurt and ended up in the hospital with a few dead.
This is a major highway in New Jersey going across the state connecting New York and Pennsylvania. Route 80 is always crowded and I use to travel that road everyday for at least 25 years. My daughter and grandson live right in the middle of the area and she said traffic was horrible for hours.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 May 18
It's a crying shame that so many bad things are happening to our children. Shootings, bus accidents, abuse, etc. It's a sad time we live in where our children have to live in fear of everything. They can't just be carefree anymore like we all used to be when we were kids.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
21 May 18
@moffittjc You are lucky. I lived in a gated community in Pennsylvania but always locked my doors. I guess I was use to it from the way I was raised.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
18 May 18
Ohh my gosh! That's very bad news..
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
18 May 18
Sadly, tragic things happen all the time and everywhere. I heard that a plane crashed today. All very sad! 
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
21 May 18
@ramapo17 Here is the story;
Several prior complaints were made against the charter company behind a plane crash that killed 110.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
22 May 18
@1hopefulman That was so sad reading about the plane crash. Thank you for sending it to me. I appreciate it.
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@Happy2BeMe (99390)
• Canada
18 May 18
I read this yesterday. It is truly heartbreaking.
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@dgobucks226 (34405)
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21 May 18
Yes, Route 80 being a major roadway there is much traffic. I've traveled on that road myself. Very sad occurrence.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
22 May 18
I lived on route 80 most of the time. I always worked at least an hour from every place I worked. The sun would be in my eyes all the way to my destination in the morning and just the opposite later on my return trip. Every time we go up to visit my kids in New Jersey we always look around and ask how we ever traveled that road everyday for years. If you can drive in New Jersey or New York, you can drive anywhere.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
26 May 18
@dgobucks226 I don't think I have met many people that were born or raised down here. Lots of people here from the northeast.
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@dgobucks226 (34405)
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24 May 18
@ramapo17 So true! I am sure you fit right in with the Florida traffic since there are many transplanted Northerners there, lol.
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