4 critically injured when van carrying Queens church group crashes on New York State Thruway
ATHENS, N.Y. -- A van carrying a church group from Queens crashed and overturned in Upstate New York, leaving four people with life-threatening injuries.
Police say it happened on the New York State Thruway in the town of Athens in Greene County.
A group from the Church of God of Prophecy in South Ozone Park was returning home from a trip to Niagara Falls.
Police say the 73-year-old driver tried to avoid another vehicle changing lanes when he over-corrected and lost control of the van, causing it to overturn several times.
The driver was not injured.
Nine passengers, between the ages of 37-84, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Four others remain in critical condition.
Police say no charges are pending and no tickets were issued.
