An SUV driver was killed and a school bus driver suffered serious injuries Thursday when their vehicles collided in the Jefferson County town of Henderson, according to New York State Police.
Five of the 16 students riding the Belleville-Henderson Central School District bus were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, police said.
Troopers responded to the collision on County Route 75 at about 2:56 p.m. Nov. 12.
Investigators’ preliminary findings indicate the SUV was heading north at high speed when it struck the bus, which was heading south.
The bus driver, a man, was taken to Samaritan Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries.
Four students were taken to Samaritan Medical Center, while a parent took a fifth student to Carthage Area Hospital; police described all five students’ injuries as minor.
The other 11 students were brought to the Smithville Fire Station, where parents or guardians could pick them up.
State Police are continuing to investigate the crash.
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