STORY: New York Governor Kathy Hochul, talking at a information convention hours later, mentioned it appeared that “a defective entrance tire contributed to the accident,” although the reason for the wreck remained beneath investigation.
A deputy superintendent for the New York State Police mentioned two grownup ladies on the bus as passengers died within the wreck and a number of other passengers had been in vital situations.
Dozens of others suffered minor bumps and bruises and had been seen strolling across the scene after the crash.
The bus had been carrying members of a highschool band from the Lengthy Island village of Farmingdale in Nassau County on a visit to a band camp in Greeley, Pennsylvania, in response to an announcement from the Farmingdale College District posted by native media.