Student Injured In Leg While Riding On School Bus In Orange County

Police are investigating after a Hudson Valley student riding on a school bus allegedly sustained a "superficial laceration to the leg."

Police are investigating after a Newburgh student received an injury to a leg during an incident on a school bus.
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Kathy Reakes

02/07/2024 8:30 a.m.

The incident took place in Orange County around 2:40 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5 in the area of Dubois Street, in the city of Newburgh.

According to Mike Neppl, spokesman for the Newburgh Police Department, officers responded to a reported stabbing on a school bus.

Officers located a 17-year-old student of Newburgh Free Academy, who had a superficial laceration on their lower leg. The victim was tended to by hospital staff for a non-life-threatening injury, Neppl said.

City of Newburgh Detectives are investigating this incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 845-569-7509.

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