The recent tragedy in Mamaroneck, New York, where a young kindergarten student and his mother were fatally struck by a school bus while walking to school, has left our community in shock and mourning. As school bus accident attorneys, we are deeply familiar with the complexities and dire consequences of…
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6 people injured including 1 critically in crash between school bus accident and SUV in Westchester County
This morning in Yorktown, Westchester County, a school bus carrying five high school students was involved in a collision with an SUV. The crash occurred before 9:30 a.m. on Route 132, between Barger and Wildwoods streets as the investigation unfolds. While the front of the school bus was demolished (see…
8-year-old boy struck and killed by school bus in Rockland County, NY
An 8-year-old boy died after being struck by a school bus in New Square, NY, last Monday morning. The boy was walking home from school when the school bus struck him near the intersection of Clinton Lane and Stern Street. The Ramapo Police, led by Police Lt. Blaine Howell, reported…
13 students and 2 drivers hospitalized after pick up truck T-bones school bus in Long Island
Less than one week after a car crashed into a school bus in Westchester county, a pickup truck collided with a school bus near Meadowbrook Elementary School in East Meadow, LI, yesterday afternoon. The bus was carrying 41 students between the ages of 5 and 11. Thirteen students, as well…
3 students in critical condition after 16 year old driver crash into school bus
As car accident lawyers, it is heartbreaking to hear about the recent crash in Westchester County that left several teenagers seriously injured, some with life-threatening injuries. This tragedy once again highlights the dangers of teen driving and the devastating consequences that can result when young drivers are not properly trained…
“Operation Safe Stop Day: Importance of School Bus Safety and the Consequences of Illegally Passing Stopped Buses”
As NY bus accident attorneys, it is our responsibility to educate the public about school bus safety and the importance of obeying traffic laws. Every year, Operation Safe Stop Day is observed to raise awareness about the dangers of illegally passing a stopped school bus, and this year’s event is…
Off duty New York police officer pulled two people out of a burning bus school that had just crashed on the Long Island Expressway
Two people who could have died in a school bus accident only suffered minor personal injury thanks to a courageous NYPD officer. Christopher Canale, a NYPD transit cop on the Far Rockaway train line was driving on the Long Island Expressway last Thursday with his family when a mini school bus crashed…