POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — A school minibus hit a utility pole in the Town of Poughkeepsie Wednesday morning and there are injuries, according to a media report. The crash occurred before 9 a.m. on New Hackensack Road. The Daily Voice said that the pole <a href="http://southwestdutchess.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/school-bus-hits-utility-pole-in-town-of-poughkeepsie/735560/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">snapped</a> in half and it is not known which school the bus was from. For more, read the Daily Voice <a href="http://southwestdutchess.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/school-bus-hits-utility-pole-in-town-of-poughkeepsie/735560/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.Photo credit: Google Maps.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — A school minibus hit a utility pole in the Town of Poughkeepsie Wednesday morning and there are injuries, according to a media report. The crash occurred before 9 a.m. on New Hackensack Road.

The Daily Voice said that the pole <a href="http://southwestdutchess.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/school-bus-hits-utility-pole-in-town-of-poughkeepsie/735560/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">snapped</a> in half and it is not known which school the bus was from. For more, read the Daily Voice <a href="http://southwestdutchess.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/school-bus-hits-utility-pole-in-town-of-poughkeepsie/735560/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Photo credit: Google Maps.

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