6 injured in multivehicle crash in North Bellmore, police say

Police are investigating a morning rush-hour crash involving a tractor trailer and at least six other vehicles, including a school minibus, Thursday morning on Newbridge Road in North Bellmore.

The crash occurred in front of the Stop & Shop near the intersection of Newbridge and Jerusalem Avenue at 7 a.m., Nassau County police said. Four adults and two children were transported to area hospitals with minor injuries, police said. 

Video from the scene showed a Walmart tractor trailer overturned, the side of its trailer torn open and cases of bottled water strewn across the asphalt and pavement. A sport utility crossover vehicle was seen crashed against a utility pole.

That video also showed a school minibus with minor damage to its driver's side rear panel, while several other sport utility vehicles on Newbridge Road showed damage from the crash.

North Bellmore Fire Department firefighters and EMS responded to the scene, as did a crew from the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office of Hazardous Materials Division.

Details of the crash were still emerging. Police said the investigation into the incident is continuing and said Newbridge Road, which was closed from Jerusalem Avenue to Waring Street in the aftermath of the crash, was reopened shortly after noon.

Check back for updates on this developing story.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”