Crash involving school bus in Old Westbury, Long Island leaves 2 children, several others injured
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — Several people, including children, were injured in a crash involving a school bus Tuesday on Long Island.
It happened just before 3:30 p.m. on Post Road off the Long Island Expressway service road in Old Westbury.
Police say a dumpster truck carrying asphalt lost its brakes, causing it to overturn. The truck then hit a small school bus and an SUV.
"The dumpster on the truck was full of ripped-up asphalt. The driver reported to us that he lost his brakes. He was facing a red light," Old Westbury Police Chief Stuart Cameron said. "The truck collided with both the SUV and the school bus, and overturned."
Video shows the corner of the truck crushed the front of the school bus and shattered the windshield. The SUV appeared to have damage to its passenger side.
Two 10-year-old children and a bus aide were on the school bus at the time of the crash, in addition to the bus driver. All four individuals were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.
The SUV driver and the truck driver also suffered minor injuries.
Roads in the area were closed for several hours as the vehicles and spilled asphalt were cleaned up.
