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School Bus Crashes Near Westlake HS In Thornwood School Bus Crashes Near Westlake HS In Thornwood
School Bus Crashes Near Westlake HS In Thornwood A school bus carrying students was involved in a crash in Northern Westchester just a short time after beginning its route, officials said. The crash, which happened on Friday afternoon, May 3 in Mount Pleasant, occurred shortly after Bus 4 left the Westlake High School campus in Thornwood. The incident was a minor crash and caused no injuries, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo said. Members of the Mount Pleasant Police Department and Mount Pleasant Central School District staff were at the scene, Giarrizzo added. A replacement bus was brought…
Driver Hurt After Crashing School Bus Into Prince George's County Home Driver Hurt After Crashing School Bus Into Prince George's County Home
Driver Hurt After Crashing School Bus Into Prince George's County Home One person was injured after a school bus smashed through the front of a home in Prince George's County on Thursday morning.  Shortly before 9 a.m. on April 18, first responders were called to the 10000 block of Riggs Road in Hyattsville, where there was a school bus that struck a house, leading to a collapse investigation. The scene of the crash in Prince George's County. Prince George's County Fire/EMS No students were on the bus at the time of the crash, though the driver was taken by paramedics to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries. …
Child Struck By School Bus In Monsey, Police Say Child Struck By School Bus In Monsey, Police Say
Child Struck By School Bus In Monsey, Police Say A 6-year-old Hudson Valley boy is recovering after being struck by a school bus. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 26 in Monsey. According to Det. Lt. Chris Franklin of the Ramapo Police, the child was struck by a school bus on West Maple Avenue.  Franklin said the child suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital by Hatzolah Ambulance Corps. Details were not released on how the child was struck or if the bus driver was ticketed.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates…
5 Students Injured In West Haven School Bus Crash 5 Students Injured In West Haven School Bus Crash
5 Students Injured In West Haven School Bus Crash This story has been updated. Five students were transported to a hospital, and 10 were evaluated for injuries following a crash involving a school bus and a truck in Connecticut. The crash occurred in West Haven around 9 a.m., Thursday, March 14 on Campbell Street near Terrace Avenue. New Haven Public Schools spokesperson Justin Harmon said the students on the bus were headed for Benjamin Jepson Magnet School. All injuries were reportedly minor and included bumps and bruises.  West Haven Police have not responded for comment.  This is a developing story. Check back to Dai…
Girl, 5, Hit, Killed By School Bus In Spring Valley Girl, 5, Hit, Killed By School Bus In Spring Valley
Girl, 5, Hit, Killed By School Bus In Spring Valley A young girl was hit and killed by a school bus in the Hudson Valley The incident took place in Rockland County around 11:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 16 in the area of S. Madison Ave., in Spring Valley, said the Spring Valley Police  According to Det. Yakov Polowin of the Spring Valley Police, police responded and found medical personnel already on the scene but the 5-year-old girl was pronounced dead.  Her identity has not yet been released. According to Yeshiva World News, the child will be buried Friday afternoon. This is the second fatal bus death within the past two weeks i…
3 Killed In Collision With School Bus In Central Jersey 3 Killed In Collision With School Bus In Central Jersey
3 Killed In Collision With School Bus In Central Jersey Three people were killed when their vehicle collided with a school bus in South Brunswick, authorities said. The driver of the car and two passengers in the vehicle died in the crash, according to New Jersey State Police fatal crash statistics, The bus driver suffered minor injuries in the crash at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31 on Route 130, South Brunswick police said. Route 13o was closed until about midnight, police said. The two students on the bus were not injured, police said.
Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In New Square Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In New Square
Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In New Square A child has died after being struck by a school bus in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County around 5:50 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29 in front of 100 Clinton Ave., in the Village of New Square. According to Lt. Blaine Howell of the Ramapo Police, the 8-year-old child was treated by paramedics on the scene but was pronounced dead. The driver of the bus remained on the scene and is cooperating with the police, Howell said. The crash is currently being investigated by the Ramapo Police Crash Investigation Unit The child's name was not released by police. This is a developi…
River Edge McDonald's Employee, 65, Struck Leaving Work, School Bus Crashes Moments Later River Edge McDonald's Employee, 65, Struck Leaving Work, School Bus Crashes Moments Later
River Edge McDonald's Employee, 65, Struck Leaving Work, School Bus Crashes Moments Later In back-to-back accidents, a 65-year-old employee at the McDonald's in River Edge was struck crossing a busy nearby intersection Wednesday night, moments before a school bus crashed in front of the fast-food place, authorities said. The pedestrian, who lives in Hackensack, went in and out of consciousness after she was struck outside the Green Papaya restaurant at the corner of Kinderkamack and Grand avenues shortly after sunset on Jan. 10, River Edge Police Chief Michael Walker said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The driver, from Park Ridge, remained at the s…
Bus Transporting Phillipsburg Elementary Students Struck By Vehicle On Route 22 Bus Transporting Phillipsburg Elementary Students Struck By Vehicle On Route 22
Bus Transporting Phillipsburg Elementary Students Struck By Vehicle On Route 22 A bus transporting first- and second-graders from the Phillipsburg School District was struck by a vehicle on Route 22 shortly after dismissal on Tuesday, Dec. 12, the superintendent confirmed. The bus was transporting 22 children from Phillipsburg Primary School, which had just dismissed its students, when it was struck by a vehicle on Route 22 eastbound, Superintendent Gregory Troxell told Daily Voice. Any students with injuries were evaluated and transported to the hospital by the Phillipsburg Emergency Squad, the Superintendent said, adding that all injuries appeared to be minor. I…
Driver Strikes Teen After Failing To Stop For School Bus In Spotsy Driver Strikes Teen After Failing To Stop For School Bus In Spotsy
Driver Strikes Teen After Failing To Stop For School Bus In Spotsy An out-of-control wrong-way driver nearly caused catastrophe in Virginia on Wednesday morning after striking a teenage student and the front of a school bus, police say. Shortly before 7 a.m., a school bus was stopped in the 5900 block of Courthouse Road in Spotsylvania to pick up children with its side stop arms open and flashing lights warning motorists to stop, which most nearby motorists did as two students crossed the street to get on board. However, as the driver of a 2017 Acura approached the stopped traffic, the vehicle crossed over the double-yellow line and continued on the wrong …
Woman Pushing Stroller Struck By Bus In Oceanside, Pinned Underneath: Police Woman Pushing Stroller Struck By Bus In Oceanside, Pinned Underneath: Police
Woman Pushing Stroller Struck By Bus In Oceanside, Pinned Underneath: Police A woman had to be rescued from under a school bus after she was hit while crossing a Long Island street, police said. It happened on Monday, Nov. 13 in Oceanside. According to Nassau County Police, the 45-year-old woman was pushing a stroller while crossing Long Beach Road at the Davison Avenue intersection. At approximately 2:40 p.m., a mini school bus, driven by a 71-year-old man, was traveling west on Davison Avenue and took a left onto Long Beach Road, striking the woman, who has remained unnamed. The woman became pinned under the bus. Rescuers used a five-ton floor jack and hi…
School Bus, SUV Collide Head-On In Paramus School Bus, SUV Collide Head-On In Paramus
School Bus, SUV Collide Head-On In Paramus No students were aboard a school bus from Bergenfield that collided head-on with an SUV Friday morning in Paramus. A Paramus EMS ambulance crew took the driver of the Nissan Kicks subcompact to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following the crash on East Midland Avenue at From Road shortly before 7:30 a.m. Oct. 27. The school bus driver was OK. Paramus Fire Engine Company #1 tended to a crash-related fluid spill. Boyd A. Loving Responding Paramus police are investigating the cause of the crash. Belfie's Towing removed the SUV.…
School Bus, 2 Cars Collide On Southern State Parkway In Hempstead School Bus, 2 Cars Collide On Southern State Parkway In Hempstead
School Bus, 2 Cars Collide On Southern State Parkway In Hempstead Seven children were on a school bus when it collided with two passenger vehicles on the Southern State Parkway on Long Island, police said. It happened on Thursday, Oct. 26 in Hempstead. Just after 3 p.m., the two cars and the school bus — carrying seven children and one driver — crashed into each other near Exit 19 on the westbound side, according to New York State Police. A passenger from one of the cars was taken to the hospital as a precaution, police said. There were no other injuries reported. Additional information about the cause of the crash has not been released. Chec…
Carlisle School District Students On Bus Involved In Crash, Police Say Carlisle School District Students On Bus Involved In Crash, Police Say
Carlisle School District Students On Bus Involved In Crash, Police Say A Monday morning crash involving a school bus left students needing EMS evaluations, according to a police release. The North Middleton Township police were called to the motor vehicle crash involving a school bus around 7:35 a.m. on Oct. 23, as detailed in a release by the department.  Officers at the scene found that the school bus was heading to the Carlisle School District with students on board when it was rear-ended.  The bus had been heading south on Spring Road when it stopped before making a right turn onto Fry Loop Avenue — that's when it was rear-ended "by a white…
Failed Brakes Send School Bus Carrying Students Into Edison Home: Police Failed Brakes Send School Bus Carrying Students Into Edison Home: Police
Failed Brakes Send School Bus Carrying Students Into Edison Home: Police Two students suffered minor injuries after a school bus crashed into a home in Edison, authorities said. The brakes apparently failed on the bus carrying about 30 John Adams Middle School students at 8:06 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18,, Police Chief Thomas Bryan said. The driver, who was not hurt, did a great job maneuvering around three other houses by crossing through a field, the chief said. No one was injured in the home on Rahway Roa which was occupied by three clearing crew workers, Bryan said. The house has been condemned, he said. "It could have been a lot worse," Bryan said.
'Where Words Fail, Music Speaks': Community Shows Support For Victims Of Farmingdale Bus Crash 'Where Words Fail, Music Speaks': Community Shows Support For Victims Of Farmingdale Bus Crash
'Where Words Fail, Music Speaks': Community Shows Support For Victims Of Farmingdale Bus Crash In the days following a tragic high school band bus crash that killed two pillars of the community, Long Islanders near and far from the school have rallied to show their support in whatever way they can. “I kept hoping someone would wake me up and tell me it was only a bad dream.” Just days after the Thursday, Sept. 21 Farmingdale High School bus crash on I-84 in Orange County that killed two adults and injured dozens of students, Greg Warno is still at a loss for words. Earlier Report: Bus Crash: Farmingdale HS Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Rollover Wa…
Again? Second School Bus Involved In Crash That Left Three Hospitalized In Montgomery County Again? Second School Bus Involved In Crash That Left Three Hospitalized In Montgomery County
Again? Second School Bus Involved In Crash That Left Three Hospitalized In Montgomery County For the second time on Thursday, a school bus was involved in a crash in Montgomery County. A loaded school bus with 30 students on board was t-boned by a car at around 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7 near the intersection of Miller Fall Road and Muncaster Mill Road in Gaithersburg. Three people - the school bus driver and two from the crashing sedan - were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said. The scene of the crash in Montgomery CountyTwitter/@mcfrsPIO All 30 students on the bus were evaluated and were u…
Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene In North Bellmore: Police Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene In North Bellmore: Police
Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene In North Bellmore: Police A man has been apprehended for leaving the scene after driving his delivery truck into a school bus and seven other cars, injuring multiple adults and children, police said. On Thursday, May 25 at approximately 6:45 a.m., a delivery truck driver (operated by 56-year-old Maxwell Taylor), collided with multiple vehicles in East Meadow and North Bellmore, including a school bus, according to the Nassau County police. Taylor, a resident of Amsterdam, was driving in the Freightliner tractor-truck, going southbound on Newbridge Road near Falcon Street, when his truck’s side mirror struck a scho…
16 Students On Board When Minivan Strikes School Bus In Concord: Police 16 Students On Board When Minivan Strikes School Bus In Concord: Police
16 Students On Board When Minivan Strikes School Bus In Concord: Police More than a dozen students were onboard a school bus that was hit by a minivan in Concord this week. Thankfully, no one was hurt.  The bus, which was headed toward the Sanborn School, was turning on Route 2 from Walden Street when the minivan hit the back of the bus while merging onto the same road, authorities said. This all happened around 7:40 a.m. on Friday, May 26.  There were 16 students on the bus, along with the driver, at the time of the crash, authorities said. The driver of the minivan declined medical care and the vehicle was towed from the scene.  The …
Two Children Critically Injured In Gaithersburg School Bus Crash (DEVELOPING) Two Children Critically Injured In Gaithersburg School Bus Crash (DEVELOPING)
Two Children Critically Injured In Gaithersburg School Bus Crash (Developing) Two children suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing into a school bus in Montgomery County. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 19, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were called to the intersection of East Village and Plum Creek Drive in Gaithersburg to investigate a car that smashed into the side of a bus. Officials say that a child and young adult were transported to an area hospital with traumatic injuries, though there were no students on the school bus at the time of the crash. The incident is now being investigated by the Montgomery County Department of Po…
New Update: Baby Girl Dies Following School Bus Crash That Killed Mother In Yaphank New Update: Baby Girl Dies Following School Bus Crash That Killed Mother In Yaphank
New Update: Baby Girl Dies Following School Bus Crash That Killed Mother In Yaphank A 1-year-old girl has died following a crash involving a school bus on Long Island that also claimed the life of the child's 31-year-old mother.  Emergency crews in Yaphank were called at around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, May 4, with reports of a crash involving a school bus on County Road 101 near the Long Island Expressway, Suffolk County Police told Daily Voice. According to investigators, Jacklyn Smolian, of East Patchogue, was driving northbound on County Road 101 when the southbound bus attempted to make a left turn onto Express Drive South. The two vehicles collided, with the imp…
Update: 4 Have Life-Threatening Injuries After School Bus, Car Crash In New Castle Update: 4 Have Life-Threatening Injuries After School Bus, Car Crash In New Castle
Update: 4 Have Life-Threatening Injuries After School Bus, Car Crash In New Castle Four teenagers have life-threatening injuries after a crash between a school bus and a car in Northern Westchester. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26 in New Castle on Lake Road, New Castle Police said. Related story - Support Pours In For Teens Severely Injured After School Bus, Car Crash In Northern Westchester The incident involved a head-on collision between the bus from the Yorktown School District and a car that somehow veered into the southbound lane on Lake Road near Crow Hill Road, injuring at least nine people, according to a report by WABC.  …
School Bus Driver Charged After Crash On Linglestown Road: PA State Police (UPDATE) School Bus Driver Charged After Crash On Linglestown Road: PA State Police (UPDATE)
School Bus Driver Charged After Crash On Linglestown Road: PA State Police (Update) Two people were hospitalized following a school bus crash on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, Pennsylvania State Police explained in an updated release that afternoon.  The Central Dauphin Middle School bus and another vehicle were involved in 7200 block of Linglestown Road, according to Trooper Megan Frazer.  Joseph K. Linder, 69, of Wormleysburg was the driver of the 2019 Ford Transit school bus which illegally parked at the end of a driveway when Pauline K. Jacobs 68, of Dalmatia, who was driving a 2000 Lincoln LS, struck the rear bumper of the driver's side of the bus, Trooper …
Driver Cited For Crashing Into Wilmington School Bus Carrying Kids: Police Driver Cited For Crashing Into Wilmington School Bus Carrying Kids: Police
Driver Cited For Crashing Into Wilmington School Bus Carrying Kids: Police A driver has received a citation for crashing into a school bus that was carrying children in a Boston suburb this week, authorities said.  Police responded to the crash at the intersection of Shawsheen Avenue and Moore Street in Wilmington just before 9 a.m. on Friday, March 31, Wilmington Police report.  Initial investigation suggests that the driver of a Subaru Forestor was leaving Moore Street when it crashed into the side of the school bus going east on Shawsheen.  The crash happened at the intersection of Shawsheen Avenue and Moore StreetGoogle Maps Street View A total of seven s…
School Bus, Car Collide At Intersection: Howell PD School Bus, Car Collide At Intersection: Howell PD
School Bus, Car Collide At Intersection: Howell PD A driver suffered minor injuries after colliding with a school bus on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. No one on the bus — headed to Marlboro High School — was hurt in the Friday, Feb. 10 crash, Howell police said.  The collision occurred at 7:36 a.m. at the corner of Georgia Tavern Road and West Farms Road, police said. The driver of the car was brought to a local hospital to be treated.  Marlboro High School is in the Freehold Regional High School District. The crash remains under investigation.
24-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By School Bus In Hempstead 24-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By School Bus In Hempstead
24-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By School Bus In Hempstead A 24-year-old suffered severe injuries after being struck by a school bus at a Long Island intersection. The incident happened Monday, Feb. 6 at 6:40 a.m. in Hempstead. The pedestrian was walking southbound on Front Street near the intersection of North Franklin Street when he was struck by the bus traveling eastbound on Front Street, Nassau County Police said.  The victim sustained serious injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. There were no passengers inside of the school bus.  The male driver of the bus, age 80, remained on the scene and the…
Student Hospitalized After School Bus Overturns On Icy Road In Pittstown Student Hospitalized After School Bus Overturns On Icy Road In Pittstown
Student Hospitalized After School Bus Overturns On Icy Road In Pittstown One student was hospitalized after a school bus overturned on an icy road in the region Friday morning, Jan. 20. Emergency crews in Rensselaer County were called at around 7:15 a.m. with reports that a bus had slid off the roadway and rolled onto its side in Pittstown, near County Route 111 and Baum Road, according to Pittstown Fire and Rescue. The bus was carrying nine students from the Hoosic Valley Central School District at the time, the district confirmed in a statement.  One student was hospitalized after a school bus overturned on County Route 111 in Pittstown Friday morning, J…
School Bus With Students On Board Struck By Driver Speeding Through Red Light In Westminster School Bus With Students On Board Struck By Driver Speeding Through Red Light In Westminster
School Bus With Students On Board Struck By Driver Speeding Through Red Light In Westminster A school bus driver didn't make it far off campus on Monday afternoon in Carroll County before being struck by a speeding driver who drove through a red light, police say. According to police, a school bus packed with just four students on board Bus 324 was involved in a minor crash shortly after 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19 near Wawa on Route 140 in Westminster after leaving Winters Mill High School. ALERT - Carroll Co.: Crash closes all lanes of EB MD 140 at Old Baltimore Road. Local detours in effect. #MDtraffic #MDOTnews cg — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) December 19, 2022 All four s…
Delays On I-95 In Woburn After School Bus Reportedly Collides With Van Delays On I-95 In Woburn After School Bus Reportedly Collides With Van
Delays On I-95 In Woburn After School Bus Reportedly Collides With Van Traffic between Exit 27 and 28 on I-95 South in Woburn was delayed by almost an hour because of a crash, MassDOT reports.  The crash involving injuries was reportedly between a van and a school bus, according to Action Page on Twitter.  Woburn getting calls for van vs School bus with injs Rt93NB IAO Rt95 Stoneham also enrt — ActionPage (@ActionPage1) November 23, 2022 Delays were also expected on the northbound side of the highway. No other information was initially released. 
Teen Struck By Car Boarding School Bus In York County Dies Teen Struck By Car Boarding School Bus In York County Dies
Teen Struck By Car Boarding School Bus In York County Dies A 16-year-old girl in York County who was struck by a car while boarding a bus to school last month died on Thursday, Nov. 10, district officials announced. Northeastern High School junior Arianna Landis had been in the hospital with serious injuries after the 7 a.m. incident on Oct. 26, on York Haven Road in Newberry Township, according to police and those who knew her. I love you forever and always my sweet friend<3 rest in heaven easy, thank you for everything. Until we meet again Arianna❤️🕊️Arianna Landis Posted by Zeta Gross on Thursday, November 10, 2022 Superintendent Stacey …
School Bus Involved In Multi-Vehicle Charles County Crash, Multiple Hospitalizations Reported School Bus Involved In Multi-Vehicle Charles County Crash, Multiple Hospitalizations Reported
School Bus Involved In Multi-Vehicle Charles County Crash, Multiple Hospitalizations Reported A multi-vehicle crash involving a school bus in Charles County left several with injuries on Thursday afternoon, according to the school district. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Crain Highway near the area of Marshalls Corner in White Plains, the bus was involved in the crash with four other vehicles, leaving at least eight, including several students, with varying injuries, according to NBC Washington. Police, paramedics, and Charles County Public Schools staff members all responded to the scene. “The bus driver and students on board at the time have reported no major injuries, but will be tran…