Police cars were blocking Jacksonville Road near Route 130 in Burlington, New Jersey as police and medics responded to a crash scene.

A South Jersey school crossing guard was fatally injured while protecting two students Friday morning, police said. Burlington City resident Bruce Morlack, 74, "heroically took action" to prevent two city students from being hit by a car at a marked crosswalk on Jacksonville Road at James Street, according to Burlington City police.

A 74-year-old school crossing guard was hailed as a hero after protecting two children from getting hit by a car in an action that cost him his own life.

A local crossing guard died after being struck by a car outside of a Burlington City High School on Friday, police said. The crash took place around 7:20 a.m. while the crossing guard, identified Friday night as 74-year-old Bruce Morlack, was in a marked crosswalk, Burlington police said.

The Burlington Police Department honored the life of Bruce Morlack with a moment of silence during Saturday's holiday parade. Morlack was killed on Friday while helping students cross the street.

A school crossing guard is being hailed a hero after investigators say he died protecting students from an oncoming vehicle late last week.

Bruce Morlack, 74, became a crossing guard in Burlington, N.J., five years ago after retiring A beloved crossing guard in New Jersey is being remembered as a hero for protecting two students from an oncoming driver,

A Burlington City school crossing guard was killed while shielding two children from an oncoming car, authorities said. Bruce Morlack, 74, died in the crash on Friday, Dec. 6, the City of Burlington Police Department said in a news release.