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Man Dies At Hospital After Being Struck By School Bus On Long Island Man Dies At Hospital After Being Struck By School Bus On Long Island
Man Dies At Hospital After Being Struck By School Bus On Long Island A man has died at the hospital weeks after he was struck by a school bus on Long Island. The crash happened in Merrick at about 12:40 p.m. on Monday, March 28, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police reported that a school bus with no children on board was involved in a crash with a 2019 Ford F-150 pickup truck near the intersection of Benson Lane and Merrick Avenue. The crash caused the bus to travel east over a sidewalk and strike Marc Kopman, age 70, of Merrick, critically injuring him, NCPD reported. The bus then crashed into Merrick Park Cleaners and Tailor…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Struck By School Bus On Long Island, Hospitalized In Critical Condition Man Struck By School Bus On Long Island, Hospitalized In Critical Condition
Man Struck By School Bus On Long Island, Hospitalized In Critical Condition A 70-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after he was struck by a school bus on Long Island. The crash happened in Merrick at about 12:40 p.m. on Monday, March 28. The school bus with no children on board was traveling south on Merrick Avenue when it was involved in a crash at Benson Lane with a 2019 Ford F-150 pickup truck, the Nassau County Police Department reported. The crash caused the bus to travel east, drive over a sidewalk and strike the man, police said.  The bus then collided with Merrick Park Cleaners and Tailors, which is located at 36 Merrick Avenue, NCP…

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by Nicole Valinote
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One Hospitalized After School Bus Crashes Into Building On Long Island One Hospitalized After School Bus Crashes Into Building On Long Island
One Hospitalized After School Bus Crashes Into Building On Long Island At least one person was hospitalized after being struck by an errant school bus that drove into a Long Island dry cleaner, police said. First responders responded to a stretch of Merrick Avenue in Merrick at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Monday, March 28, where there was a report of a bus that had struck a business, causing extensive structural damage to the building It is unclear what caused the crash, which led to a temporary closure of the roadway as police investigated the incident at Merrick Park Cleaners & Tailors on Merrick Avenue at the intersection of Benson Lane. At the time of…

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by Zak Failla