Cops: Injuries in school bus-truck crash
A minibus sits on the side of a the road after a fatal accident with a gravel truck in Baiting Hollow. (April 20, 2011) Credit: James Carbone
At least two people were taken to hospitals following a collision between a school bus and a tractor-trailer on a rural road in Riverhead.
A dispatcher for Maryhaven, a program for people with special needs, says 6 people were on the bus, along with 2 staffers. Two of the passengers were taken to hospitals for treatment.
Their conditions were not immediately known.
The crash happened about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on Sound Avenue in the town of Riverhead.
Police Chief David Hegermiller says the bus and tractor-trailer may have sideswiped each other.
He said a helicopter was taking some victims from the scene.
The identity or condition of the tractor-trailer driver was not immediately known.
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