5 students injured, SUV driver critical after school bus crash in Yorktown

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Friday, April 12, 2024
5 students injured, SUV driver critical in Yorktown school bus crash
The students were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

YORKTOWN, Westchester County (WABC) -- Police say several students suffered minor injuries after their school bus was involved in a crash with another vehicle in Yorktown on Friday morning.

The crash happened before 9:30 a.m. and police say Route 132 will be closed between Barger and Wildwoods streets for the investigation.

Five high school-aged students were on the bus at the time of the crash and were taken to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

The bus driver was taken to the hospital for observation.

The driver of the other vehicle, an SUV, is in critical condition at Westchester Medical Center after EMS found him unconscious inside the car.

Police were investigating if the driver suffered a medical emergency or not but the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Few other details were released.

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