Crime & Safety

Victim Of School Bus Collision Dies: Police

The 70-year-old victim had been in critical condition since the accident two weeks ago in Merrick.

A 70-year-old victim of a Merrick crash has died from his injuries, police say.
A 70-year-old victim of a Merrick crash has died from his injuries, police say. (John Scalesi)

MERRICK, NY — A man, caught in the crosshairs of a school bus crash last month, has died.

Police said Marc Kopman, 70, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday night.

Kopman was listed in critical condition after getting hit when a bus jumped the sidewalk on Merrick Avenue.

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The bus, which had no children in it at the time, also struck the Merrick Park Cleaners and Tailors on March 28.

The 63-year-old bus driver and a 61-year-old pick-up truck driver suffered minor injuries.

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Police have not charged anyone with criminality.

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