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SUV driver killed, six hurt in New York school bus crash
New York State Police said an SUV driver died and six people were hurt after a high-speed collision with a Belleville Henderson school bus Thursday near Smithville, WWNY reported.
One person died and six others were injured Thursday afternoon when a Belleville Henderson school bus and an SUV collided on County Route 75 near Smithville, New York, WWNY reported, citing state police1.
The crash happened about 3 p.m. The SUV caught fire after impact, and troopers said its driver was killed and had been traveling at a high rate of speed1.
The bus driver was seriously injured and taken to Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown1. Police said 16 students were on the bus; five were hurt, four taken to Samaritan and one taken by a parent to Carthage Area Hospital1.
Other students were taken to the Smithville Fire Department so parents could pick them up. County Route 75 was closed for accident reconstruction, WWNY reported1.
