Hispanic man tragically died when his truck exploded in collision with a bus in New Jersey

Luis Santiago, a 55-year-old driver, died dramatically when his truck exploded after crashing on a highway in Clifton, New Jersey.

The crash between the truck and a New Jersey Transit bus packed with passengers occurred in the eastbound lanes of Route 3 on Monday around 9 a.m. Police yesterday identified Santiago, a resident of Linden, Union County, as the sole victim.

Authorities say the Brenntag truck, which was loaded with flammable, corrosive and nontoxic materials, collided with the bus carrying 29 people. Miraculously, no other casualties were reported.

Parts of the truck were thrown into the air as flames spread across the road and into neighboring backyards, he described. ABC News. At one point all lanes of the highway were closed as fire crews worked to extinguish the flames.

The cause of the car accident is still unknown and the investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with additional information about the incident is asked to call 1-877-370-PCPO or write to tips@passaiccountynj.org

In early July, a Hispanic woman and another driver died in a spectacular head-on collision on the Garden State Parkway in Bergen County, New Jersey. In May, a 19-year-old woman died dramatically when she crashed on Route 30 in Atlantic City, a well-known tourist area of ​​beaches and casinos in that state.

In April, three people died in a multiple-vehicle accident that sparked a raging fire on a highway in South Brunswick, New Jersey. In January, three elderly people died and another adult was injured in a violent crash between a car and a school bus, also in that state.