School bus crashes with dozens of students on board in Queens
The bus was involved in a crash with at least one other vehicle around 11:30 a.m. Monday on the Nassau Expressway near JFK Airport.
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The bus was involved in a crash with at least one other vehicle around 11:30 a.m. Monday on the Nassau Expressway near JFK Airport.
The crash happened around noon Monday right near JFK Airport.
Police say the driver was flown to a local hospital, but no students were on board or injured.
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Chopper 2 is over the scene in Ozone Park, where it appears the bus was turning when it struck the woman.
Authorities said it appears the driver fell asleep at the wheel, setting off a series of collisions.
Police say a vehicle was backing out of a driveway when it struck the bus Monday in Long Beach.
Audrina Corcitto spoke about her experience Wednesday from Cohen Children's Medical Center.
The fire department says 10 people suffered minor injuries when a school bus crashed Monday in Flushing.
Investigators are looking into the cause of a school bus crash in New Jersey that left two students with minor injuries. Police said initial findings indicate the brakes of the bus were not working. CBS New York's Christine Sloan reports.
A school bus with dozens of students on board crashed into a home in Edison, New Jersey after its brakes apparently failed. Authorities gathered to discuss the response.
A school bus with dozens of students on board crashed into a home in Edison, New Jersey after its brakes apparently failed. CBS New York's Christine Sloan has a live update from the scene.
Chopper 2 is over the scene on Rahway Road, where debris can be seen all over the front yard.
All proceeds will go toward the Farmingdale marching band, which will then make sure the money goes to those in need.
Gina Pellettiere and 77-year-old retired teacher Beatrice Ferrari were killed last Thursday when their school bus overturned headed to band camp in Pennsylvania.
Friends and loved ones gathered to remember Beatrice Ferrari, the 77-year-old retired history teacher and volunteer chaperone killed in last week's school bus crash on the way to band camp in Pennsylvania.
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We've learned two adults were killed and five other people were critically injured when a school bus overturned Thursday on the way to a band camp in Pennsylvania. CBS New York's John Dias has reaction from the community.
National safety investigators will join state police today as they continue to search for answers in the deadly school bus crash that killed two adults and left five people critically hurt. CBS New York's Doug Williams kicks off our team coverage this morning.
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One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
Pilot Nick Dobi, now 84, remembers being diverted to Newfoundland after the 9/11 attacks, calling it the "most dramatic, emotional flight of my life."
Thousands of children lost a parent 25 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. They became known by the name of the organization formed to support them, Tuesday's Children.
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Though none of them were even born in 2001, students at Commack High School continue to pass on memories of the 9/11 terror attacks.
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