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Multiple Vernon Students Hurt On I-84 Bus Crash Multiple Vernon Students Hurt On I-84 Bus Crash
Multiple Vernon Students Hurt On I-84 Bus Crash Multiple Connecticut fourth-grade students were hurt in an I-84 school bus crash while on the way to a field trip, authorities said.  Students from Vernon Public Schools were taken to the hospital on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after the 9: 15 a.m. crash on I-84 West near exit 63 in Manchester, the school district said.  Related: Vernon Mom Left 4 Kids At 'Deplorable' Home While She Went To NY Students from Maple Street School were riding to Hartford for a field trip when the bus crashed with another vehicle, officials said.  Eight students were taken to an area hospital for…
School Bus With 9 Students Hit By Fleeing Dump Truck In South Central PA (UPDATE) School Bus With 9 Students Hit By Fleeing Dump Truck In South Central PA (UPDATE)
School Bus With 9 Students Hit By Fleeing Dump Truck In South Central PA (Update) A dump truck struck a school bus carrying nine students in York and fled the scene, York County Department of Emergency Services confirmed on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The crash happened at South Queen Street and East College Avenue in York City at approximately 8:18 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers. No injuries were reported among the students or the driver, authorities said. The York City Police Department is investigating the hit-and-run incident. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
6-Year-Old Hit By Bus: Police Release New Details In Crash 6-Year-Old Hit By Bus: Police Release New Details In Crash
6-Year-Old Hit By Bus: Police Release New Details In Crash Update: The 6-year-old Connecticut boy who was hit by a school bus on Thursday, Oct. 3, remains in the hospital on Friday, but he is in stable condition and his injuries are not considered life-threatening, police said. In the first update since the crash, Waterbury Police said the boy had just gotten off the bus and was walking across the street to meet his parent when the bus hit him.  Authorities have not released what school the boy attends, or if the driver faces any charges.  Waterbury police are investigating the crash.  Original: A 6-year-old Connecticut boy wa…
School Bus Crash Sends 6 Autistic Children To Hospital: PA State Police School Bus Crash Sends 6 Autistic Children To Hospital: PA State Police
School Bus Crash Sends 6 Autistic Children To Hospital: PA State Police A bus carrying autistic children crashed in Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 10, state police announced the following morning.  Six children from a school for autistic children and one adult were taken to Mount Nittany Medical Center following the crash on Interstate 80 near mile marker 161 in Marion Township, troopers from PSP Rockview detailed in the release.  A 2023 Ram 2500 pickup truck struck the front driver's side of a 2007 school bus while changing lanes, as explained by PSP. The truck was towed from the scene by Rich's Towing, troopers stated, and it…
New Update: IDs Released Of Mother, Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In Mamaroneck New Update: IDs Released Of Mother, Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In Mamaroneck
New Update: IDs Released Of Mother, Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In Mamaroneck The names of a kindergarten student and his mother who were fatally struck by a bus while walking to a Westchester school have been released by police. Mamaroneck resident Molly Murphy Donovan, age 43, and her 6-year-old son, Michael Donovan Volpe, were killed in a crash in in Mamaroneck on Thursday, June 20 around 8:30 a.m. They were struck by a school bus at the intersection of New Street and Mamaroneck Avenue, the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department announced on Friday, June 21.  Earlier Report - Latest Update: Kindergarten Student, Mother Both Fatally Struck Near M…
School Bus Crashes With Vehicle On CT Roadway School Bus Crashes With Vehicle On CT Roadway
School Bus Crashes With Vehicle On CT Roadway One person received minor injuries during a crash between a vehicle and a school bus in Connecticut. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 7:30 a.m., Monday, May 20, at 38 Indian Trail in Waterbury. According to Lt. Ryan Bessette with the Waterbury Police, the school bus had 14 students at the time, and no injuries were reported by the bus operator or any of the students.  Bessette said the operator of the other involved vehicle was transported to an area hospital and treated for minor injuries.  The incident remains under investigation. This is a developing story. C…
School Bus Lands In Community Garden After Crash With SUV In Maryland School Bus Lands In Community Garden After Crash With SUV In Maryland
School Bus Lands In Community Garden After Crash With SUV In Maryland A school bus crashed through a fence and into a community garden in Montgomery County, officials say. Five people were injured in a collision involving an SUV and school bus before 8 a.m. on Monday, May 20, a Montgomery County Fire and EMS spokesperson said. The crash was reported in the area of Fenton Street and Philadelphia Avenue in Silver Spring. Following the crash, the bus wound up approximately 10 feet off the roadway into a nearby garden, damaging the fence, while the SUV landed in the median. The scene of the crash involving a school bus in Silver Spring. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Th…
3 Adults, Child Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into School Bus In Yonkers 3 Adults, Child Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into School Bus In Yonkers
3 Adults, Child Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into School Bus In Yonkers Three adults and a child were taken to a hospital after a car struck a school bus in Westchester. The incident happened on Tuesday, May 14 around 3:30 p.m., when a sedan struck a school bus in the area of 317 South Broadway (Route 9) in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  The bus had been carrying two adults and a child who were all hospitalized with minor injuries.  Meanwhile, the sedan's driver was also taken to an area hospital with minor injuries. They received a traffic summons for driving on the wrong side of the road, DiDomiz…
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 Hudson Valley, Police Say Child Struck By School Bus In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Child Struck By School Bus In Hudson Valley, 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…
Update: 5 Students Injured In CT School Bus Crash Update: 5 Students Injured In CT School Bus Crash
Update: 5 Students Injured In CT 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 Hit, Killed By School Bus In Hudson Valley Girl Hit, Killed By School Bus In Hudson Valley
Girl Hit, Killed By School Bus In Hudson 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 Hudson Valley Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In Hudson Valley
Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In Hudson Valley 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 On Long Island, Pinned Underneath: Police Woman Pushing Stroller Struck By Bus On Long Island, Pinned Underneath: Police
Woman Pushing Stroller Struck By Bus On Long Island, 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 Long Island's Southern State Parkway School Bus, 2 Cars Collide On Long Island's Southern State Parkway
School Bus, 2 Cars Collide On Long Island's Southern State Parkway 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…
Central PA School Bus Involved In Crash, Police Say Central PA School Bus Involved In Crash, Police Say
Central PA School 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': Schools Show Support For Victims Of I-84 Bus Crash 'Where Words Fail, Music Speaks': Schools Show Support For Victims Of I-84 Bus Crash
'Where Words Fail, Music Speaks': Schools Show Support For Victims Of I-84 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 Maryland Again? Second School Bus Involved In Crash That Left Three Hospitalized In Maryland
Again? Second School Bus Involved In Crash That Left Three Hospitalized In Maryland 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 On  Long Island: Police Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene On  Long Island: Police
Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene On Long Island: 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 MD School Bus Crash (DEVELOPING) Two Children Critically Injured In MD School Bus Crash (DEVELOPING)
Two Children Critically Injured In MD 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 Long Island School Bus Crash That Killed Mother New Update: Baby Girl Dies Following Long Island School Bus Crash That Killed Mother
New Update: Baby Girl Dies Following Long Island School Bus Crash That Killed Mother 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 …