New Details Emerge About Bus Rollover On New York State Thruway Wth 23 On Board

PLATTEKILL, NY — Passengers have been taken to the hospital following a bus rollover crash in Ulster County Tuesday morning.

The New York State Police say that they were at the scene of a passenger bus rollover on the southbound New York State Thruway, at mile marker 69.5, between Exit 18 and Exit 17.

Police say around 23 passengers were on board, and no life-threatening injuries were reported.

Investigators said the bus was traveling from Schenectady to New York City with the driver and passengers on board. Ten passengers were taken to area hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The uninjured passengers were taken by bus to a reunification center established by the Ulster County Office of Emergency Management.

The driver, identified as 44-year-old Zhangrong Wang, of Woodside, showed no signs of impairment. No tickets have been issued at this time. The investigation remains ongoing, according to NYSP.

While fire departments, EMS, and Thruway Traffic Safety were on the scene, the left southbound and left northbound lanes were blocked for several hours with only one lane open in each direction. There was about a four-mile delay on the southbound side and about a three-mile delay on the northbound side.