At least 17 hurt in Rosedale school bus, truck collision

Friday, May 26, 2017
ROSEDALE, Queens (WABC) -- 16 children and one adult were hurt after a crash between a bus and a truck in Queens Friday.

Just before 10 a.m., an occupied school bus and a truck collided at Rockaway and Brookville Boulevards in the Rosedale section.
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According to the New York City Police Department, there were around 25 students on the school bus.

The injured were taken to St. John's Hospital for observation.
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Worried parents rushed to the hospitals to check on their children.

Fortunately, all of the injuries are minor and non-life threatening.

The bus had slowed down because of water covering Brookville Boulevard and a box truck going in the opposite direction sideswiped the bus.



The bus company is Grandpa's Bus Company, based in Jamaica, Queens.
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