Two people were injured Wednesday morning when an SUV crashed into the back of a New Jersey home while en route to drop a student off at a nearby elementary school, police said.
Damage to the home on Kory Drive in South Brunswick was visible from Chopper 4, which was over the scene. The vehicle was in the student drop-off lane at Brunswick Acres Elementary School, which is located right behind the house, when it suddenly went out of control and off the roadway, according to South Brunswick police.
The 2014 Toyota RAV-4 sped through the grass and went partially airborne before plowing into the home. As a result of the impact of the crash, the gas main for the house was ruptured, sending natural gas spewing into the house and the surrounding area, police said.
Several homes in the area were initially evacuated as PSEG turned off gas to the area within …