Crime & Safety
7 Children Hurt In LI School Bus Accident: Police
The driver slipped on ice and lost control of the bus, Brookville police said.
MILL NECK, NY — A school bus crash in Mill Neck sent several students to a hospital, police said.
The bus driver lost control on an ice patch and hit a tree just before 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, a Brookville Police Department spokesperson told Patch.
Seven children on the bus, ranging in age from seven to 19, were taken to the hospital as a precaution, police said.
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The students were en route to the Mill Neck School for the Deaf.
The driver and an aide were not injured, and did not require medical attention, police said.
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Locust Valley police assisted the Brookville Police Department at the crash scene.
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