NEW YORK — Police say the driver of a charter bus full of high school students didn’t brake before hitting a low-hanging overpass on a Long Island parkway where commercial traffic is prohibited.
NEW YORK — Police say the driver of a charter bus full of high school students didn’t brake before hitting a low-hanging overpass on a Long Island parkway where commercial traffic is prohibited.
State police Major David Candelaria told a news conference on Monday that the driver apparently was unaware of the restriction despite roadside signs warning about it.
A sign posted by the state on the overpass in Lakeview, New York, says the clearance is 7 feet, 7 inches. The height of the bus was believed to be about 12 feet.
Two 17-year-old girls were hospitalized with serious injuries from the Sunday night crash.
The group had arrived at Kennedy Airport after a spring break trip to Europe and was heading to a drop-off location in Huntington Station.
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I feel really sorry for the team. RIP