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Boy, 6, dies in Hempstead bus-house crash

A NICE bus crashed into a house in

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | A NICE bus crashed into a house in Hempstead, resulting in multiple injuries and at least one death, officials said. (Nov. 27, 2012)

A Nassau County bus hit a pedestrian before crashing into a multifamily house in Hempstead Tuesday night, killing a 6-year-old boy in a front bedroom and injuring his 7-year-old brother and 11 passengers, authorities said.

The bus driver was heading west on Fulton Avenue at about 9:15 p.m., when he saw a pedestrian crossing the four-lane road and honked his horn, Nassau police said.

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