School band bus overturns, killing at least 1 person, injuring others
WAWAYANDA, N.Y. (AP) — A bus crashed on a New York highway and went down an embankment Thursday, killing one person and hurting multiple other people, police said.
State police said the wreck happened on Interstate 84 in the town of Wawayanda[1], about 45 miles northwest of New York City.
CBS New York reported that the bus[2] was one of six carrying the Farmingdale High School marching band to camp in Greeley, Pa[3].
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Video taken from news helicopters showed the bus lying on its side in trees and shrubs several yards off the road.
Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus told WNBC-TV[4] that there were around 45 people on the bus, mostly children. He said at at least five children were badly hurt.
The crash happened around 1:20 p.m.
More:
15-year-old girl killed in crash involving school van in Pa.[5]
Suspect in murder of family of 4 in suburban Chicago crashes, dies while fleeing police[6]
Man charged with murder after driving head-on into his sister’s car: police[7]
References
- ^ Wawayanda (maps.app.goo.gl)
- ^ CBS New York reported that the bus (www.cbsnews.com)
- ^ Greeley, Pa (maps.app.goo.gl)
- ^ Steve Neuhaus told WNBC-TV (www.nbcnewyork.com)
- ^ 15-year-old girl killed in crash involving school van in Pa. (www.pennlive.com)
- ^ Suspect in murder of family of 4 in suburban Chicago crashes, dies while fleeing police (www.pennlive.com)
- ^ Man charged with murder after driving head-on into his sister’s car: police (www.pennlive.com)