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Van driver dies in crash involving two school buses

Quick ReadEast Patchogue man pronounced dead at hospital; bus drivers treated for head and neck injuries.

A box truck slammed into rear of school

Photo credit: James Carbone | A box truck slammed into rear of school bus on Mastic Road at Clinton Avenue early Monday morning. (Dec. 7, 2009)

A three-vehicle crash involving two school buses in Mastic Beach killed a van driver Monday morning, Suffolk County police said.

Neither bus had students on board.

Jose Gonzales, 32, of East Patchogue, was driving a 2004 General Motors van southbound on Mastic Road at about 6:45 a.m. when he rear-ended a school bus stopped in traffic at the intersection of Clinton Avenue. That bus hit...

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