Eastport school bus crash: Driver, student hurt

A school minibus crashed Friday morning in Eastport, injuring the driver and its lone passenger, a 14-year-old student, Suffolk County police said.

Shortly after 7 a.m., officers from Suffolk's Seventh Precinct responded to a school minibus on its side on County Road 51 west of the overpass at County Road 111, authorities said.

The 79-year-old male bus driver was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The student was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries, officials said.

It was not immediately clear which school the student attends. 

In an email sent on behalf of Schools Superintendent Joseph A. Steimel to the school community, a school official said the bus was not an Eastport-South Manor bus and was not transporting any Eastport-South Manor students.

By Robert Brodsky

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Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.