Via MattarMedia BUFFALO, N.Y. - Slippery conditions could also be behind an accident involving a school bus on the Scajaquada Expressway, Wednesday morning.
Police were called to the ramp from the 198 to Elmwood Avenue around 9 a.m. for an accident between a small bus and two other cars.
There's no word on any injuries.
Showing posts with label bus crash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bus crash. Show all posts
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Monday, December 7, 2009
Weezer tour bus crashes off Thruway
Via MattarMedia GLEN, N.Y. -- Fans of Alternative rock band "Weezer" may have to wait to hear the band play. The band was involved in an accident early Sunday morning on the State Thruway.
Police say one of the band's five tour buses slid off the highway went over a guardrail and landed on a ditch. The bus was traveling from Toronto and headed to Boston, the latest stop of their Ratitude tour.
Inside the bus were five passengers including the band's lead singer Rivers Cuomo, his wife, daughter and an assistant.
Cuomo and the band's assistant were taken here to St. Mary’s Hospital which is a few miles away from the accident. Officials say Cuomo was complaining of having rib pain but over all they were both treated for minor injuries.
Police don't suspect drugs or alcohol are the factors of the accident. They do believe the weather and icy conditions are to blame.
Police say one of the band's five tour buses slid off the highway went over a guardrail and landed on a ditch. The bus was traveling from Toronto and headed to Boston, the latest stop of their Ratitude tour.
Inside the bus were five passengers including the band's lead singer Rivers Cuomo, his wife, daughter and an assistant.
Cuomo and the band's assistant were taken here to St. Mary’s Hospital which is a few miles away from the accident. Officials say Cuomo was complaining of having rib pain but over all they were both treated for minor injuries.
Police don't suspect drugs or alcohol are the factors of the accident. They do believe the weather and icy conditions are to blame.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Close call for five students in vehicle accident
Via MattarMedia NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (WKTV) - Five students between 15 and 20 years of age escaped injury Monday afternoon when a car and a school bus collided in front of Sangertown Square Mall in New Hartford.
New Hartford Police say the accident happened around 2:30pm when New York Mills school bus driver, Richard W. Thomas, 65, New Hartford, was heading west on Seneca Turnpike. Police say an eastbound car, driven by Virginia A. Dotzler, 63, Vernon Center, turned left across the path of the bus.
No injuries were reported.
Dotzler was ticketed for failure to yield and driving an uninsured vehicle. She will be back in New Hartford Town Court on December 29th.
New Hartford Police say the accident happened around 2:30pm when New York Mills school bus driver, Richard W. Thomas, 65, New Hartford, was heading west on Seneca Turnpike. Police say an eastbound car, driven by Virginia A. Dotzler, 63, Vernon Center, turned left across the path of the bus.
No injuries were reported.
Dotzler was ticketed for failure to yield and driving an uninsured vehicle. She will be back in New Hartford Town Court on December 29th.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Car and bus crash in the Town of Ogden
Via MattarMedia - Police are investigating an accident in the Town of Ogden.
Multiple ambulances were called to the scene at Washington Street and Colby Street, where a Lifetime Assistance bus and a car collided.
Crews had to free a person from the car. The bus hit a house after the crash.
Fire officials tell News 10NBC that four people were transported in all, with three coming from the bus and one from the car.
Their injuries are not life threatening.
Multiple ambulances were called to the scene at Washington Street and Colby Street, where a Lifetime Assistance bus and a car collided.
Crews had to free a person from the car. The bus hit a house after the crash.
Fire officials tell News 10NBC that four people were transported in all, with three coming from the bus and one from the car.
Their injuries are not life threatening.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
School bus accident on Grand Island
Via MattarMedia GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) - A bus slammed into a tree head on while on Whitehaven Road on Grand Island.
Twenty-two elementary aged students were believed to be on the bus at the time. None of their injuries are believed to be serious.
News 4 is told another vehicle was also involved in the crash. The extent of their injuries is unknown, however, they have been taken to ECMC.
Despite the the damage there are no serious injuries.
The female bus driver has been taken to the hospital. One boy suffered a cut and his parents took him to their pediatrician. The children must all be checked out individually.
The cause is under investigation. Erie County Sheriff's Office said it appears the car may have failed to yield to the right of way, but that is not yet confirmed.
Twenty-two elementary aged students were believed to be on the bus at the time. None of their injuries are believed to be serious.
News 4 is told another vehicle was also involved in the crash. The extent of their injuries is unknown, however, they have been taken to ECMC.
Despite the the damage there are no serious injuries.
The female bus driver has been taken to the hospital. One boy suffered a cut and his parents took him to their pediatrician. The children must all be checked out individually.
The cause is under investigation. Erie County Sheriff's Office said it appears the car may have failed to yield to the right of way, but that is not yet confirmed.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Nine-year-old injured in school van accident
Via MattarMedia - A nine-year-old boy suffered minor injuries this morning after a van crashed into his school bus. It happened on Main Street and County Road 132 in Willard, Seneca County.
A South Seneca school van was going east on Main Street when another vehicle came up the intersection and pulled out in front of the van after stopping at a stop sign.
There was only one student on board, a nine year old boy, who was treated at the scene for minor injures and then transported to Cayuga Medical Center.
The driver of the van and car were not injured. The driver of the car was ticketed for failing to yield after stopping at a stop sign.
A South Seneca school van was going east on Main Street when another vehicle came up the intersection and pulled out in front of the van after stopping at a stop sign.
There was only one student on board, a nine year old boy, who was treated at the scene for minor injures and then transported to Cayuga Medical Center.
The driver of the van and car were not injured. The driver of the car was ticketed for failing to yield after stopping at a stop sign.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Accident involving school bus in Gates
Via MattarMedia - Three people are injured in accident, involving a school bus.
Three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, after their car hit a school bus on Spencerport Road at Rita Drive in Gates. It happened around 3:30 p.m. this afternoon.
There were no kids on board the bus. Police say the car tried to avoid another stopped car by swerving, right into the path of the Spencerport school bus.
The bus swerved but couldn't avoid hitting the car.
Three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, after their car hit a school bus on Spencerport Road at Rita Drive in Gates. It happened around 3:30 p.m. this afternoon.
There were no kids on board the bus. Police say the car tried to avoid another stopped car by swerving, right into the path of the Spencerport school bus.
The bus swerved but couldn't avoid hitting the car.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Man dragged by bus sues CTA
Via MattarMedia - A man is suing the CTA after his right leg was caught in a bus door and he was dragged down the street.
According to the complaint, on December 16, 2008, Paul Doucette was trying to catch the number 1030 bus on Madison and Wacker when he placed his right leg on the bus and the doors then closed. The complaint states that "Plaintiff's right leg was on the bus, and the rest of plaintiff's body, including his entire left leg, was outside the bus."
Despite Doucette's shouting and banging on the door, the bus moved forward and Doucette was forced to hop with his left leg until he lost his balance and was dragged for several feet. The complaint further states that Doucette feared for his life as the bus approached the Madison Avenue bridge where he would have been crushed and killed.
According to the complaint, on December 16, 2008, Paul Doucette was trying to catch the number 1030 bus on Madison and Wacker when he placed his right leg on the bus and the doors then closed. The complaint states that "Plaintiff's right leg was on the bus, and the rest of plaintiff's body, including his entire left leg, was outside the bus."
Despite Doucette's shouting and banging on the door, the bus moved forward and Doucette was forced to hop with his left leg until he lost his balance and was dragged for several feet. The complaint further states that Doucette feared for his life as the bus approached the Madison Avenue bridge where he would have been crushed and killed.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Bus driver admits to drunk driving
Via MattarMedia BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - An Alleghany County woman who was trusted to drive dozens of students back and forth to school has admitted being drunk behind the wheel.
A former bus driver for the Alfred Almond School District admits she was driving so erratically while under the influence that students were forced to jump out the emergency exit.
55 year old, Martha Thompson pleaded not guilty to more than 74 charges including DWI, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child.
Back in May, Thompson was driving more than three dozen students ages 5 to 15 home from school with a blood alcohol content of .15.
That's almost twice the legal limit and almost eight times the limit for a driver with a commercial license.
The Alfred Almond School Board accepted her resignation in June.
Thompson, a wife and mother is also the assessor for the Town of Andover.
She faces weekends in jail for six months, six months ankle bracelet, five years probation, a $1,000 fine, license taken away for two years and alcohol treatment required.
She could go to state prison if she violates her probation.
Two kids are in counseling from the incident.
A former bus driver for the Alfred Almond School District admits she was driving so erratically while under the influence that students were forced to jump out the emergency exit.
55 year old, Martha Thompson pleaded not guilty to more than 74 charges including DWI, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child.
Back in May, Thompson was driving more than three dozen students ages 5 to 15 home from school with a blood alcohol content of .15.
That's almost twice the legal limit and almost eight times the limit for a driver with a commercial license.
The Alfred Almond School Board accepted her resignation in June.
Thompson, a wife and mother is also the assessor for the Town of Andover.
She faces weekends in jail for six months, six months ankle bracelet, five years probation, a $1,000 fine, license taken away for two years and alcohol treatment required.
She could go to state prison if she violates her probation.
Two kids are in counseling from the incident.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
School bus driver likely to be ticketed in crash
Via MattarMedia COLONIE - Police are expected to issue a traffic ticket to the driver of a Schodack Central School District bus that collided with a car on Route 9 in Loudonville Monday morning, injuring five students and the other driver.
The injuries were not considered serious.
The bus driver, identified as Dorothy Vandewal, 59, of Castleton, was turning left into the Loudonville Christian School at 374 Loudon Road when the bus hit the car just before 8 a.m., said Lt. Robert Winn of the Colonie Police Department.
He said Vandewal mistakenly thought the other car, driven by Kathleen O'Neil, 62, of Latham, had slowed down to let her make the turn.
Five students on the bus -- three girls, ages 15, 13 and 11, and two boys, ages 15 and 11 -- were injured, as was O'Neil.
Four were sent to Albany Memorial Hospital, two to Albany Medical Center Hospital.
Vandewal was expected to be ticketed for failing to yield the right of way, Winn said.
The bus was headed to Loudonville Christian School and another school, said Schodack schools Superintendent Douglas Hamlin.
He said parents were immediately contacted. He said Vandewal, who was "very concerned about the children on her bus," faced no action.
He called the accident unfortunate, adding: "Luckily, everything will be all right."
The injuries were not considered serious.
The bus driver, identified as Dorothy Vandewal, 59, of Castleton, was turning left into the Loudonville Christian School at 374 Loudon Road when the bus hit the car just before 8 a.m., said Lt. Robert Winn of the Colonie Police Department.
He said Vandewal mistakenly thought the other car, driven by Kathleen O'Neil, 62, of Latham, had slowed down to let her make the turn.
Five students on the bus -- three girls, ages 15, 13 and 11, and two boys, ages 15 and 11 -- were injured, as was O'Neil.
Four were sent to Albany Memorial Hospital, two to Albany Medical Center Hospital.
Vandewal was expected to be ticketed for failing to yield the right of way, Winn said.
The bus was headed to Loudonville Christian School and another school, said Schodack schools Superintendent Douglas Hamlin.
He said parents were immediately contacted. He said Vandewal, who was "very concerned about the children on her bus," faced no action.
He called the accident unfortunate, adding: "Luckily, everything will be all right."
Monday, September 28, 2009
Seven Buffalo school children injured on west side
Via MattarMedia BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Seven Buffalo school children suffered minor injuries after two buses collided Monday morning on the city's west side.
It happened at the corner of Herkimer and West Delavan.
Rural Metro transported the injured students to Women & Children's for evaluation and treatment.
A neighborhood parent says one bus ran a stop sign. She says this is a dangerous intersection.
"It's always been an issue at this corner that it should be a four way stop. And they're going to wait until something more tragic than what just occurred this morning to happen before they do something about it. It's something that needs to be addressed immediately. There's a school right down the street, children have to walk to school independently," said Darlene Gugino.
News 4 is waiting to hear from police about any charges in connection with the bus collision.
It happened at the corner of Herkimer and West Delavan.
Rural Metro transported the injured students to Women & Children's for evaluation and treatment.
A neighborhood parent says one bus ran a stop sign. She says this is a dangerous intersection.
"It's always been an issue at this corner that it should be a four way stop. And they're going to wait until something more tragic than what just occurred this morning to happen before they do something about it. It's something that needs to be addressed immediately. There's a school right down the street, children have to walk to school independently," said Darlene Gugino.
News 4 is waiting to hear from police about any charges in connection with the bus collision.
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