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A tragedy struck a New Jersey family after an out of control bus set off a chain of events that killed a baby, according to police reports.
The bus hit a light pole on Tuesday, sending the pole crashing into a baby stroller and killing an 8-month-old child, who was riding inside, authorities said.
The child's mother was not injured, police said. Police officer Michael Stetson said that the mother was crying hysterically when he arrived, and he administered CPR to the bloodied child.
Police said they do not yet know what caused the bus to go out of control.
The vehicle was operated by Sphinx Transportation, which offers shuttle service between New Jersey and New York, across the Hudson River in western New York.
A woman, who answered the phone at the offices of Sphinx in Ridgefield, said that the company had no idea what caused the accident and that the driver had been hospitalized. The woman refused to identify herself.
A witness said that the bus dropped off passengers and then went out of control, hitting a light pole, hitting a tree, another lamppost and then ramming into a parked car.
The mother, her baby and the driver were taken to Jersey City Medical Center, officials said.