SMITHVILLE, New York (WWNY) – One person is dead and six others are injured after a fiery crash involving a Belleville Henderson school bus and an SUV near Smithville.
It happened on County Route 75 at around 3 p.m. Thursday. The bus and the SUV collided, causing the van to erupt in flames.
State police confirmed that the driver of the SUV was killed. They said the driver had been driving at a high rate of speed at the time of impact.
Troopers said the driver of the school bus was seriously injured and taken to Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown.
Police originally said four children suffered minor injuries, but later said five were hurt.
Troopers said four of the children were taken to Samaritan Medical Center; the fifth was taken by a parent to Carthage Area Hospital.
According to police, there were at least 16 students on the bus.
County Route 75 was shut down. Police said the road would be closed for several hours to allow accident reconstruction teams to investigate.
Students who had been aboard the bus were taken to the Smithville Fire Department so parents could pick them up.
This is a developing story. We’ll update this article when we get further details.
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