2 teachers struck, injured after crash outside Arts High School in Newark [Video]

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — Two art teachers were struck and injured after a crash in Newark on Wednesday morning.

It happened right outside Arts High School on MLK Boulevard just after 10:30 a.m. where dozens of teachers were taking part in a professional development seminar.

Witnesses say a gray van blew through a stop sign at Mercer Street and hit a White Hyundai on MLK Boulevard, jumped the curb onto the sidewalk, hit a pedestrian and then slammed into another woman who was sitting on a ledge.

Public school students were off on Wednesday as it was a staff development day. Only a handful were inside working on an extra credit project.

Authorities say the two women who were struck are both art teachers at East Ward Elementary.

One woman remains in critical condition while the other remains in the OR.

The drivers of the cars were also both taken to the hospital but …