Off-duty NYPD officer saves school bus driver, aide from engulfed school bus after crash with semi on Long Island Expressway near Manorville, New York

Modified Date: 
Tue, 11/03/2015 - 10:24am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, October 8, 2015

Hero Off-Duty NYPD Officer Saves Driver, Aide From Burning School Bus on Long Island

An off-duty NYPD officer saved a bus driver and an aide from a burning school bus that burst into flames after rear-ending a tractor-trailer on the Long Island Expressway Thursday, authorities say. Officer Christopher Canale was driving on the highway westbound near exit 69 around 3:30 p.m. when he saw the bus and truck involved in the accident. The bus was engulfed in flames and smoke, authorities said.

Type: Bus Accident

Add new comment

To prevent automated s-p-a-m submissions leave this field empty.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
6 + 5 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.