New York: Seven children injured in suburban school bus crash

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A school bus crashed into a house Thursday morning, injuring at least 7 children on board.

Police in the small New York suburb of Ramapo are investigating how a school bus veered off the road just before 9 a.m., hitting two parked cars and a home.

Before coming to a stop at the bottom of a hill, the bus also scraped against a telephone pole and several trees.

Photos and video from the crime scene show that the front engine compartment of the bus was largely destroyed. The impact caused at least one parked car to flip over.


A school bus involved in an accident is seen in New Hempstead, NY, Thursday, December 1, 2022. Multiple injuries were reported Thursday when a school bus in a suburb north of New York City crashed into a home and another vehicle. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Much of the bus’s engine compartment was destroyed in the crash (Photo: AP)

A car also partially ended up under the bus and was dragged out of the parking lot.

The impact appears to have destroyed part of the house and ripped off some of the side panels. However, no one in the home was injured.

A total of 21 children were on board when the accident occurred. Seven children were taken to hospital, as well as the driver.


A woman looks out the door of a home that was hit by a school bus in New Hempstead, NY, Thursday, December 1, 2022. Multiple injuries were reported Thursday when a school bus crashed into a home and another vehicle in a suburb north of New York city ​​of York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The house was occupied when the accident happened, but no one was injured (Photo: AP)

Five of the children were treated for minor bumps and abrasions. Two others, both five-year-old boys, suffered more serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The 37-year-old driver was treated for minor injuries and did not appear to be under the influence, police said.

Several ambulances and the fire brigade came to the scene to rescue the children from the destroyed bus.


Orthodox Jewish families, some of whose children were on the bus, watch the scene of a school bus accident in the village of New Hempstead in Rockland County, NY on Thursday, December 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Orthodox Jewish families, some of whose children were on the bus, look at the scene of a school bus crash in Rockland County (Photo: AP)

Rockland County is home to a large Orthodox Jewish community, and the children were taken to school at a private Jewish yeshiva just a few miles from the accident scene.

“Our thoughts are with the children and their families as we pray for a speedy recovery,” said Rockland County Supervisor Michael Specht.

Rockland County is about 30 miles northwest of New York City and is home to about 300,000 people, according to the most recent census data.

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