New Windsor School Bus Crash: 3 In Critical Condition — UPDATE

NEW WINDSOR, NY — Multiple injuries, including three people in critical condition, were reported after a three-vehicle crash, involving a school bus, Wednesday morning in Orange County.

A statement from the Washingtonville Central School District, posted on its website, said that, around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, there was an accident involving one of the district's Little Britain Elementary school buses.

The bus was taking eight students to Little Britain Elementary School in New Windsor when the accident on Route 207, west of Beattie Road, happened.

New Windsor police said a commercial tree service truck traveling west on Route 207 crossed the double yellow line and struck the eastbound school bus.

Seven students walked off the bus and were taken to the hospital and were taken to be seen by medical professionals, a district spokeswoman said. They have since been treated and released.

Three people had to be extricated: the driver of the truck, the school bus driver and a student sitting behind the bus driver.

Police said both drivers are in critical condition. The student — a girl — is in critical but stable condition.

No names are being released at this time, police said.

Superintendent Dr. Larry Washington and Principal Sagrario Rudecindo-O’Neill were at the hospital with parents and other district staff, officials said.

All parents have been notified.

According to 511NY.org, as of 1 p.m., all lanes of Route 207 in both directions from Beattie Rd (New Windsor) to Forrester Road were still closed.