Woman killed in collision with school bus on 93rd Street and Second Avenue in New York, New York
School bus accident on Upper East Side; woman struck, killed
A woman was hit and killed by a Catholic school bus on the Upper East Side on Thursday, police said. The woman, believed to be in her 40s, was killed at the corner of 93rd Street and Second Avenue at about 3:30 p.m., police said.
A woman was hit and killed by a Catholic school bus on the Upper East Side on Thursday, police said. The woman, believed to be in her 40s, was killed at the corner of 93rd Street and Second Avenue at about 3:30 p.m., police said. The bus was carrying six children, ranging from 5 to 11 years old, from St. Stephen of Hungary School, police said. The children were not injured. The bus was traveling west on 93rd Street when it struck the woman, who was walking on Second Avenue, crossing the street. The school, on 82nd Street near First Avenue, teaches children from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade, according to it’s website. School officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Other circumstances surrounding the accident were not immediately available. The woman’s identity was not released. Tae Shin, 50, said he looked outside shortly after the collision and saw the woman lying underneath the bus. Groceries were strewn about her, he said.
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