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Four in car critically injured, five in school bus also hurt when the two collide head-on on Lake Road near Crow Hill Road in Mount Kisco, New York

Modified Date: 
Wed, 04/26/2023 - 8:33pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

At least 9 people injured in head-on crash between school bus, car in New Castle

Investigators preliminarily determined an unlicensed 16-year-old was driving a Honda Accord with three passengers headed south on Lake Road, according to New Castle police.

Teen driver, 3 others seriously injured after head-on crash with school bus in New York

The preliminary investigation found that the driver of the Honda Accord “lost control while rounding a curve, crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the bus head-on,” the New Castle Police Department said in a statement.

Head-on collision sends multiple minors to hospital on Wednesday

An occupant of one of the vehicles was trapped in a vehicle that caught fire.  Police on the scene were able to extinguish the flames but the fire department was needed to extricate the victim.

9 Hurt After Unlicensed Teen Driver Plows Head-On Into Westchester County School Bus: Cops

The car drifted into lanes of oncoming traffic and smashed into the school bus head-on, according to police. All four people inside the Accord were taken to Westchester Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, New Castle police said.

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Type: Bus Accident
Topics: 
School Bus, Children/Minors Involved, Teenaged Drivers, Head-on, Fire, Trapped Under/Inside Vehicle
Roadway: 
Lake Road near Crow Hill Road
City: 
Mount Kisco, NY
County: 
Westchester County, NY
Area: 
New York, NY