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SUV Crashes Into School Bus; Several Taken To Hospital: Police

The bus driver was also brought to an area hospital, but everyone suffered only minor injuries, Nassau police said.

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An SUV and school bus collided on Friday afternoon, sending six children to the hospital with minor injuries, police say.
An SUV and school bus collided on Friday afternoon, sending six children to the hospital with minor injuries, police say. (John Scalesi)

POINT LOOKOUT, NY — An SUV collided with a school bus on Friday afternoon, sending several children and the bus driver to the hospital, Nassau police said.

Six children and the bus driver suffered minor injuries from the crash, but they were transported to an area hospital as a precaution, police said.

It happened just after noon near the intersection of Greenway Road and Lido Boulevard.

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Police did not have information on the SUV driver.

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