Crime & Safety

School Bus Crashes Into Long Island Home

Police say the driver of the bus suffered a medical emergency before the crash. Injuries have been reported.

NORTH AMITYVILLE, NY – A school bus crashed into a Long Island home Tuesday morning. It happened around 7:45 a.m. at the corner of County Line Road and Ritter Avenue in North Amityville.

Suffolk Police say the driver of the mini bus suffered a medical emergency and the bus veered off the road and into a home at 844 County Line Road .

There were five children (elementary school age) on the bus from the Amityville School District. All five students were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of minor injuries. The driver was also transported to Good Samaritan. Information on her condition is not available at this point, police said.

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