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Bus Rollover: ID Released For Passenger Killed In Northway Crash That Injured 11 Others Bus Rollover: ID Released For Passenger Killed In Northway Crash That Injured 11 Others
Bus Rollover: ID Released For Passenger Killed In Northway Crash That Injured 11 Others Authorities have identified a passenger who was killed in a tour bus crash in upstate New York that injured nearly a dozen others. The wreck happened Friday, Jan. 5, on the I-87 Northway in Warren County, between Warrensburg and Lake George. State Police said a Skyway Coach Line tour bus was traveling from Montreal, Canada to New York City when it rolled over in the southbound lanes near exit 23 at around 12:50 p.m. Earlier Report: New Update: 1 Killed, Several Injured In Tour Bus Rollover On Northway Of the 23 people onboard, one person was killed and another was flown to Albany M…
4 Injured In NJ Transit Bus Crash In Trenton 4 Injured In NJ Transit Bus Crash In Trenton
4 Injured In NJ Transit Bus Crash In Trenton A bus driver and three passengers were injured when a New Jersey Transit bus was rear-ended in Trenton, authorities said. At 11:21 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, the #601 bus was traveling on Mulberry Street and was slowing down to stop at the railroad crossing next to Route 1 when a vehicle rear-ended the bus, Trenton police said. The four crash victims were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center all for reported back pain, police said. No other serious injuries were reported and the damage to the bus and vehicle was minor, police said. The driver of the vehicle that rear-ended the bus, …
Driver Charged In Waltham Bus Crash That Killed Brandeis Student: DA Driver Charged In Waltham Bus Crash That Killed Brandeis Student: DA
Driver Charged In Waltham Bus Crash That Killed Brandeis Student: DA Nearly a year after a bus crash killed a 25-year-old Brandeis University student, the driver is being charged with her death in Middlesex County, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 3.  Jean Fenelon, 58, of Boston, is charged with motor vehicle homicide and speeding in connection with the fatal bus crash on Nov. 19, 2022, in Waltham, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Vanessa Mark, 25, died in the crash.  Related: Brandeis University Student Killed, Dozens Injured In Waltham Shuttle Bus Crash Just after 10:30 p.m., while along South Street, the shuttle bus slammed into …
'Daler Strong': Farmingdale High School Band To Play For First Time Since Deadly Crash 'Daler Strong': Farmingdale High School Band To Play For First Time Since Deadly Crash
'Daler Strong': Farmingdale High School Band To Play For First Time Since Deadly Crash Two weeks after a bus crash killed two beloved members of a Long Island high school marching band and injured dozens more, the band plans to come together and perform for its homecoming game. On Friday, Oct. 6 night, the Farmingdale High School marching band, after losing their beloved band leader and adored chaperone in a deadly charter bus crash, is coming together to play for their homecoming game, the school announced. “Get ready for an incredible Homecoming Night,” the school posted on Facebook. This marks the first time the band has played in public since the incident and is sure …
Parent Of Farmingdale Student Injured In Deadly Bus Crash Sues Charter Company, Report Says Parent Of Farmingdale Student Injured In Deadly Bus Crash Sues Charter Company, Report Says
Parent Of Farmingdale Student Injured In Deadly Bus Crash Sues Charter Company, Report Says The charter bus company involved in a deadly highway crash in New York that killed two teachers and injured dozens of marching band students is facing the first of likely multiple lawsuits, CNN reports. Lawrence Doreson, the father of an injured 14-year-old Farmingdale High School student, sued Regency Transportation and driver Lisa Schaffer for negligence Thursday, Sept. 28, accusing both of “reckless and careless acts,” according to the outlet. Specifically, the lawsuit claims that Schaffer caused the rollover wreck, which occurred Thursday, Sept. 21 on I-84 in the Orange County town of …
More Than Two Dozen Injured After University Of Maryland Bus Crashes Into Pole (UPDATED) More Than Two Dozen Injured After University Of Maryland Bus Crashes Into Pole (UPDATED)
More Than Two Dozen Injured After University Of Maryland Bus Crashes Into Pole (Updated) At least 27 people suffered various injuries after a University of Maryland bus crashed into a pole on Wednesday morning, shutting down a major roadway. Officials say that around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, first responders were called to the area of Baltimore Avenue and University Boulevard in College Park after the bus struck a light pole and left more than two dozen people with injuries. Approx 10:20 am #PGFD units were dispatched to Baltimore Ave & University Blvd in College Park for a rescue call. On scene crews found a University of MD bus into a light pole. 27 patients with mino…
Support Swells For Sisters Injured In Bus Crash Involving Farmingdale HS Students Support Swells For Sisters Injured In Bus Crash Involving Farmingdale HS Students
Support Swells For Sisters Injured In Bus Crash Involving Farmingdale HS Students In just one day, the community has gathered to help more identified victims of a charter bus crash carrying Long Island high school students — this time, two sisters who were both injured in the incident, one of whom saved the other’s life. “My two babies were on that bus.” Natalie and Ashely Betts are two Farmingdale High School students who were on the charter bus that crashed in Orange County on Thursday, Sept. 21, according to a GoFundMe launched by the girls’ aunt and a Facebook post by their father. The sisters, like the 40-odd other people on the bus, were on their way to Pennsyl…
Double-Fatal Orange County Crash: Update Released On Students' Conditions, Bus Driver ID'd Double-Fatal Orange County Crash: Update Released On Students' Conditions, Bus Driver ID'd
Double-Fatal Orange County Crash: Update Released On Students' Conditions, Bus Driver ID'd An update has just been released on the conditions of five students who suffered critical injuries after a charter bus crashed down a 50-foot ravine, killing two adults on board, late last week in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened on westbound I-84 in Orange County at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in the town of Wawayanda, near Exit 15. The bus, which was heading to a band camp in northeastern Pennsylvania, went through a wire barrier and down the embankment. It was one of six buses carrying marching band members from Farmingdale High School on Long Island. Around 43 people …
‘Exceptional Kid’: Farmingdale Junior Firefighter Among Severely Injured In Deadly Bus Crash ‘Exceptional Kid’: Farmingdale Junior Firefighter Among Severely Injured In Deadly Bus Crash
‘Exceptional Kid’: Farmingdale Junior Firefighter Among Severely Injured In Deadly Bus Crash Support is pouring in for a high school student and aspiring firefighter who was among those severely injured in a New York charter bus crash that killed two teachers and injured dozens of students. Audrina Crocitto was onboard the Regency charter bus carrying members of the Farmingdale High School marching band from Long Island to a camp in Greeley, Pennsylvania when it careened off I-84 in Orange County, in the town of Wawayanda, and rolled several times down an embankment Thursday, Sept. 21. The crash injured at least 43 students and killed the school's band director, 43-year-old Gina P…
Bus Crash: Nesconset Charter Company Has 'Satisfactory' Safety Record, But It's Not Perfect Bus Crash: Nesconset Charter Company Has 'Satisfactory' Safety Record, But It's Not Perfect
Bus Crash: Nesconset Charter Company Has 'Satisfactory' Safety Record, But It's Not Perfect The New York charter bus company involved in a deadly highway crash that killed two educators and left dozens of high school band students hospitalized holds a “satisfactory” safety rating, though records show nearly two dozen maintenance violations in recent years. A check of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) website shows that Regency Charter Buses, based in Suffolk County in Nesconset, was involved in one injury crash in the past two years. Records do not specify who was at fault. The company was given a “satisfactory” safety rating in March 2019, though records …
Update: 5 Students In Critical Condition After Bus Goes Down Embankment In Orange County Update: 5 Students In Critical Condition After Bus Goes Down Embankment In Orange County
Update: 5 Students In Critical Condition After Bus Goes Down Embankment In Orange County As school bells rang and a new day started for students at a Long Island high school where five of their fellow classmates remain in critical condition following a horrific bus crash that killed two adults, state, and federal officials are investigating the incident. The Orange County crash happened at around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, on I-84 in the town of Wawayanda, near Exit 15A. The charter bus carrying marching band members from Farmingdale High School in Nassau County was heading to Greeley, Pennsylvania for band camp when one of the six buses carrying students went through the wi…
Bus Crash: Farmingdale HS Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Rollover Bus Crash: Farmingdale HS Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Rollover
Bus Crash: Farmingdale HS Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Rollover Tributes have begun pouring in for the victims of a deadly high school bus crash in New York that claimed the lives of two educators, including a beloved band director, and left several students hospitalized. Latest update - Double-Fatal Update: 5 Students In Critical Condition After Bus Crashes Down Embankment On I-84 The Orange County crash happened at around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, on I-84 in the town of Wawayanda, near Exit 15. A charter bus carrying marching band members from Farmingdale High School, in Nassau County on Long Island, was heading to Greeley, Pennsylvania for ba…
2 Dead, Dozens Hurt When PA-Bound Bus Carrying 40 Students Crashes On I-84 In NY 2 Dead, Dozens Hurt When PA-Bound Bus Carrying 40 Students Crashes On I-84 In NY
2 Dead, Dozens Hurt When Pa-bound Bus Carrying 40 Students Crashes On I-84 In NY Two people died and dozens of others were injured when a Pennsylvania-bound bus crashed off I-84 in New York, authorities said. The bus carrying 40 high school students and four adults was heading toward Greeley, PA for band camp, when it tumbled town a 50-foot ravine near Exit 15 in Wawayanda around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, New York State Police and NY Gov. Kathy Hochul said. The two fatalities have been identified as Long Island residents: 43-year-old Gina Pellettiere of Massapequa, and 77-year-old Beatrice Ferarri of Farmingdale. Pellettiere was Farmingdale High Schoo…
New Info: 2 Dead, 5 Critically Injured In HS I-84 Bus Crash In Orange County New Info: 2 Dead, 5 Critically Injured In HS I-84 Bus Crash In Orange County
New Info: 2 Dead, 5 Critically Injured In HS I-84 Bus Crash In Orange County Two adults were killed, including a high school band director, and at least five students suffered critical injuries in a bus rollover crash in the Hudson Valley.  New Update: Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Hudson Valley Bus Crash The crash happened in Orange County on I-84 near Exit 15 at around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. "This was a day of terror," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said just hours after the crash in the small town of Wawayanda, located about 45 miles northwest of New York City. Band, cheerleading, and dance students from Farmingdale H…
New Update: 1 Dead In I-84 Bus Crash With 50 HS Students Aboard In Orange County, Officials Say New Update: 1 Dead In I-84 Bus Crash With 50 HS Students Aboard In Orange County, Officials Say
New Update: 1 Dead In I-84 Bus Crash With 50 HS Students Aboard In Orange County, Officials Say This story has been updated: A travel coach-style bus with some 50 music students onboard has crashed off I-84 in the Hudson Valley killing one and injuring at least 43 others and leading to the closure of the roadway, according to multiple authorities. Latest Update: Two, Including Teacher, Killed In High School Bus Crash  Three of the injuries are reportedly serious. Read the new, updated story here - New Info: 2 Dead, 5 Critically Injured In HS I-84 Bus Crash In Orange County The incident took place in Orange County in Wawayanda near Exit 15 around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. N…
(BREAKING) MBTA Bus Crashes With Car In Malden: Police (BREAKING) MBTA Bus Crashes With Car In Malden: Police
(Breaking) MBTA Bus Crashes With Car In Malden: Police An MBTA bus crashed with a car near Main and Winter Streets in Malden on Thursday morning, Aug. 31, according to MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan. Some social media users reported hearing helicopters near Oak Grove.  No one was injured in the crash, authorities said. Police are investigating the cause of the wreck.  This situation is developing. Check back here for more updates as they are available. 
Bus Passengers Killed In I-81 Crash In Lower Paxton ID'd: Coroner Bus Passengers Killed In I-81 Crash In Lower Paxton ID'd: Coroner
Bus Passengers Killed In I-81 Crash In Lower Paxton ID'd: Coroner The names of the three charter bus passengers who died in a crash with a passenger car on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania on Sunday have been identified by authorities. The victims are: Kadiatou Barry, 21-year-old female, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Serigne Ndiaye, 26-year-old man, an unknown residence. Alioune Diop, 39-year-old man, of Bronx, New York. The crash happened when a Honda CRV was stopped in the right lane of the highway on the southbound side while the bus, carrying between 40 and 50 people, was negotiating a right curve near mile marker 74 in Lower Paxton, Pennsylvania State Police …
Three Bus Passengers Dead, Dozens Hurt In Crash On I-81 In Lower Paxton Three Bus Passengers Dead, Dozens Hurt In Crash On I-81 In Lower Paxton
Three Bus Passengers Dead, Dozens Hurt In Crash On I-81 In Lower Paxton Three charter bus passengers died in a crash with a passenger car on Interstate 81 in Dauphin County Sunday night, Aug. 6, authorities said. A Honda CRV was stopped in the right lane of the highway on the southbound side while the bus, carrying between 40 and 50 people, was negotiating a right curve near mile marker 74 in Lower Paxton,, Pennsylvania State Police said. That's when the bus veered the north side of the highway and went onto the grassy roadside, hit and embankment, and overturned just before 11:50 p.m., PSP said in a release. The roof of the Val Hool bus struck the back e…
Driver Hurt In SEPTA Crash Driver Hurt In SEPTA Crash
Driver Hurt In SEPTA Crash A SEPTA bus driver is recovering after being injured in a crash late on Tuesday, July 25, transit authorities told Daily Voice.  It happened around 9 p.m. near 15th and Walnut Streets in Center City, SEPTA said. A Route 31 driver collided with a wall and sustained a "minor injury to her arm," according to officials.  No passengers were onboard during the crash, and the SEPTA System Safety Division is investigating, they added.  Some buses were detoured Tuesday night as a result of the collision, SEPTA said in a Tweet.  Rte 9,42,21,12: Service will be detoured at 15th & Walnut Stre…
Passaic Man, 34, Among Three Dead In Illinois Bus Crash Passaic Man, 34, Among Three Dead In Illinois Bus Crash
Passaic Man, 34, Among Three Dead In Illinois Bus Crash Juan Vasquez-Rodriguez, a 34-year-old Passaic resident, was one of three people killed when a Greybound bus collided with three trucks on I-70 in Illinois on Wednesday, July 12, authorities said The crash, which is under investigation by the National Transportation Board and Illinois State Police, also injured more than a dozen people. Just before 2am emergency crews responded to a crash involving a Greyhound Bus and several semi trucks near the 70... Posted by Drew Mitchell on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 It happened around 1:55 a.m., and involved three commercial motor vehicles on the we…
Several Injured By Baltimore Bus Crashing Into Cars, Building In 'Mass Casualty Level Incident' Several Injured By Baltimore Bus Crashing Into Cars, Building In 'Mass Casualty Level Incident'
Several Injured By Baltimore Bus Crashing Into Cars, Building In 'Mass Casualty Level Incident' More than a dozen people were injured in Maryland on Saturday morning when a bus struck at least two vehicles and crashed into a building, according to the Baltimore Fire Department. Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, officials say that a Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) bus struck a Lexus near the intersection of North Paca Street and West Mulberry Street in Baltimore. 🚨#BREAKING: Mass Casualty Incident declared after city bus crashes into building With dozens of injuries📌#Baltimore | #MarylandCurrently numerous emergency departments and law enforcement agencies are o…
Silver Spring Bus Crash Injures Children (DEVELOPING) Silver Spring Bus Crash Injures Children (DEVELOPING)
Silver Spring Bus Crash Injures Children (Developing) The week got off to an inauspicious start for Montgomery County Public School as a school bus was involved in a crash on Monday morning, April 24. Five children and one adult were transported with non-life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash involving a bus that was reported by the Montgomery County Department of Police shortly before 10 a.m. in Silver Spring. MCPD is on scene of a single vehicle collision involving a school bus. Five children, one adult transported, non-life-threatening injuries. The 13000 block of Old Columbia Pike is shut down. #MCPNews #MCPD #Traff…
Crash Closes Portion Of NJ Turnpike In Elizabeth Crash Closes Portion Of NJ Turnpike In Elizabeth
Crash Closes Portion Of NJ Turnpike In Elizabeth Twenty-five people were hospitalized in a crash involving a New Jersey Transit bus on the New Jersey Turnpike early Tuesday, Feb. 14, authorities said. A No. 139 line bus fro Lakewood was heading to Port Authority with 29 customers on board when it was involved in a collision with a Mack and a Freightliner around 7:30 a.m. near Interchange 13 in Elizabeth, NJT officials said. The 25 occupants transported to area hospitals suffered non life-threatening injuries while four refused medical attention.  No further details were available.
Bus Overturns, Crashes Off Embankment Near Railroad Tracks In Baltimore: Fire Union Bus Overturns, Crashes Off Embankment Near Railroad Tracks In Baltimore: Fire Union
Bus Overturns, Crashes Off Embankment Near Railroad Tracks In Baltimore: Fire Union First responders were called to a stretch of railroad tracks on Wednesday morning in Baltimore when a bus crashed off an embankment, reportedly creating a hazardous material situation. At approximately 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Baltimore Firefighters Union IAFF Local 734 announced that there was a crash involving a bus that crashed near West McComas Street and South Hanover Street in the Spring Industrial area. The crash was reported early on Monday morning in Baltimore.Twitter/@BCFDL734 According to officials, the bus overturned, went down an embankment, and landed near rai…
Commuter Bus Topples Traffic Light At Border of Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights Commuter Bus Topples Traffic Light At Border of Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights
Commuter Bus Topples Traffic Light At Border of Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights No injuries were reported when a commuter bus downed a traffic light Monday afternoon at a busy intersection at the border of Hackensack and Hasbrouck Heights. Somehow the NJ TRANSIT bus being leased by Coach USA was the only vehicle damaged in the collision across from the 7-Eleven on South Summit Avenue off the corner of West Pleasantview Avenue around 2 p.m. Southbound South Summit Avenue into Boulevard remained closed for cleanup, repairs and an investigation of the accident's cause. No one was reported injury in the Monday afternoon crash Dec. 5 at the Hackensack/Hasbrouck Heights…
Vigil Planned For 'Cherished' Brandeis Student, 25, Killed In Waltham Bus Crash Vigil Planned For 'Cherished' Brandeis Student, 25, Killed In Waltham Bus Crash
Vigil Planned For 'Cherished' Brandeis Student, 25, Killed In Waltham Bus Crash As police in Waltham investigate the crash that killed a 25-year-old Brandeis undergraduate student and injured 27 others, the university is grappling with its loss.  Vanessa Mark died Saturday night, Nov. 19, while returning from a hockey game at Northwestern University after the shuttle bus she was riding in slammed into a tree on South Street just after 10:30 p.m.  Brandie University will hold a vigil on Monday at 7 p.m. at Harlan Chapel for Mark. School president Ron Liebowitz said the college would have grief counselors available for students struggling with the loss.  Mourners left…
Brandeis University Student Killed, Dozens Injured In Waltham Shuttle Bus Crash Brandeis University Student Killed, Dozens Injured In Waltham Shuttle Bus Crash
Brandeis University Student Killed, Dozens Injured In Waltham Shuttle Bus Crash One student from Brandeis University is dead and dozens more are injured following a shuttle bus crash in Waltham over the weekend, authorities said. The bus was carrying 30 students when it crashed into a tree on South Street in Waltham around 10:32 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports.  The bus was performing a routine route from the Boston and Cambridge area, with one of the stops being a hockey game at Northeastern University, the office continued.  One student, identified as 25-year-old undergraduate Vanessa Mark, was pronounced dead. All…
School Bus Carrying Students Returning From Field Trip Crashes On PIP In Stony Point School Bus Carrying Students Returning From Field Trip Crashes On PIP In Stony Point
School Bus Carrying Students Returning From Field Trip Crashes On PIP In Stony Point State police are investigating after a school bus carrying students on a field trip swerved to avoid another bus and crashed into a guide rail on a busy Hudson Valley roadway. The crash took place in Rockland County around 12:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 7, on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Stony Point. An investigation determined that a box truck traveling southbound on the parkway struck the Exit 16 overpass, said Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police. A bus traveling behind the box truck braked and rapidly slowed down to avoid a collision with the box truck, said police.…
Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police
Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police Nine people have been hurt in a bus crash involving a Jeep near the University of Pittsburgh campus, authorities say.  Emergency crews were called to Allequippa Street and Sutherland Drive near the Petersen Events Center on Pitt's campus in Oakland on Wednesday, Nov. 9 around 11 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers. Upon arrival, authorities learned the crash involved a Jeep crossing over the center line, striking a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say and PRT police told WTAE.  The majority of the injuries were minor but the bus driver suffered knee…
Four Hospitalized In Hackensack Bus Crash Four Hospitalized In Hackensack Bus Crash
Four Hospitalized In Hackensack Bus Crash Four passengers were hospitalized and seven refused medical attention following a commuter bus crash in Hackensack, authorities said. The NJ TRANSIT bus had just picked up passengers and was headed north on South Summit Avenue when it collided near West Pleasantview Avenue with a Toyota Prius driven in the same direction by a 22-year-old Hasbrouck Heights man around 7:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, said Police Capt. Michael Antista, the officer in charge of the department. The Prius driver wasn't injured, no significant traffic delays were reported and the scene was quickly cleared, the captain …
Carroll County School Bus Driver Under Investigation For Alleged DUI: Police Carroll County School Bus Driver Under Investigation For Alleged DUI: Police
Carroll County School Bus Driver Under Investigation For Alleged DUI: Police A school bus driver in Carroll County was allegedly under the influence when she crashed in Eldersburg, police said. Tammy Frock, of Westminster, was driving on Route 32 near Bartholow Road in Eldersburg at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 when she crashed her bus into a pole, downing wires, according to the Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department. Frock is allegedly being investigated for a possible DUI, according to reports. Upon arrival, officials said that crews found the bus with no children inside and a utility pole broken in half. The crash led police to shut down …