Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-06
Bus Accident Near Port Read
ing Results in Man Being
Fatally Injured.
C0LLIDES WITH WAGON
Man Killed Was Walking in
RoadWay--Probe Accident
at R. R. Crossing in City.

One man was killed and another
seriously. but not fatally. injured
shortly after 6 o'clock last night
when an automobile bus running be-
tween Perth Amboy and Roosevelt
overturned, about one-half mile
west of Chrome, pinning the two
men beneath the car. There were
seven occupants in the bus at the
time but none were seriously hurt,
according to reports available. Ac-
cording to Michael z. Sasso, owner
and driver of the bus, a wagon, COM
ing from the opposite direction with
no lights and on the wrong side of
the road, caused the accident. In an
effort to prevent a head-on collision.
Sasso said. he gave the steering wheel
a twist but one of the wheels of the
bus and one of the wagon wheels in
terlocked, causing the bus to over
turn.
A telephone call was sent to the
Railway Hospital and an ambulance
was sent for the two injured men.
Robert Polelene, of Chrome, had sus-
tanned a fractured skull. He died In
the hospital at midnight. d. vi 81
none, who lived at the Port Reading
camp, had his right shoulder blade
broken, left leg broken and four ribs
fractured. He will recover, it was
said this morning.
Sasso owns the City Bus line and
has been driving one of his buses
for about two months. He lives in
Port Reading, Is twenty-five years
old and has been driving an auto
mobile for four years. Before being
given a permit to drive his bus he
was given an examination by orders
of Alderman Albert G. Waters.
chairman of the judiciary com nit
tee in charge of the bus routes.
The wagon was driven by Steve
Marion, of Blair road. Port Read
ing. Following the death of Pole
lene in the Railway hospital Sasso
was arrested charged with man.
slaughter and was held by the
Woodbridge police to await the fix
ing of bail.
The passengers, said to have been
seven in number, are reported to
have escaped from the wrecked bus
with only a few scratches. The
Woodbridge police investigated the
= accident and gave out the details as
they learned them.
Horse Killed at Crossing
A horse was killed and boy
slightly injured in two accidents re-
pOTttQ " lIlS pOllCc last iiSlL anu
this morning. The horse which was
attached to milk Wagon was killed
on the Central railroad crossing at
New Brunswick avenue about 1:50
o'clock this morning.
No definite cause for the accident
which resulted in the death of the
horse could be learned, but it is be-
lieved to have been due to the horse
baking on the tracks. The animal
was attached to the milk delivery wa
gon of NJ. Jaffe of 327 Prospect
street, who was making his morning
deliveries. The horse was struck by
Pennsylvania engine 1910 in charge
of Conductor c. l.. Schock and Engi-
neer G. w. Cooper. and knocked
short distance. ID. Drador, of 305
Sutton street. was the gate tender.
The milk wagon was damaged only
to the extent Of broken shafts, and
was going east at time of the acci-
dent while the engine with ca
boose attached was going north. The
driver had plenty of time to get out
Of the wagon, it is claimed.