By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Saturday, February 1, 1992
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Authorities are investigating the crash of a Bergen County special transportation van whose driver died after he apparently lost control and landed in a ravine.
Detective George Gibbs of the Bergen County Police Department said eyewitnesses reported the van was headed south on Polifly Road about 11 a.m. Thursday when it crossed into the northbound lane, drove through the Exxon gas station on the Hackensack-Hasbrouck Heights border, then landed in a ravine behind the station.
The witnesses said the driver was not visible when the vehicle went out of control.
The driver, Charles Strunck, 49, of Wood-Ridge, was taken to Hackensack Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:22 a.m., Gibbs said.
“Right now, we are waiting for the autopsy report and mechanical inspection of the van. A preliminary inspection indicated everything was OK on the van,” Gibbs said.
Margaret Cook, director of special transportation for Bergen County, said Strunck was on his way to pick up an elderly woman for a doctor’s appointment when the accident occurred. He had just dropped off about 10 passengers at a senior citizens center in Hackensack.
“It will be a tremendous loss to us,” said Cook, who described Strunck as a compassionate and outgoing worker.
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