WAWAYANDA, N.Y. — At least one person is dead and multiple injuries are reported after a charter bus overturned on Interstate 84 in Orange County near the town of Wawayanda, about two hours northwest of New York City.
The crash happened shortly before 1:30 p.m.
The bus was one of six carrying the Farmingdale High School marching band. The band – some 300 students in total – were all headed to Pennsylvania. One of the six buses overturned. There was no immediate word on the number of passengers on that particular bus.
The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately known.
Video from the scene showed the charter bus in the median of Interstate 84. It appears as though the bus may have rolled down part of the slope in the median before coming to rest on its side.
Numerous emergency responders were visible on the scene. Video showed the windows on one side of the bus had been smashed out, and a ladder was raised along the side of the bus to the broken windows.
New York State Police said Interstate 84 westbound was closed at Exit 15.
Check back soon for more on this developing story.
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