At least six people were killed in upstate New York on Saturday morning and three others were injured when a truck collided with a bus on a highway, police said.
Officials called the scene “appalling,” according to WWNY-TV.
An express bus crashed into a freight truck on State Route 37 in Louisville, near the Canadian border, shortly after 6 a.m. Eastern time, New York State Police said in a statement.
More than a dozen passengers were on the bus when the accident occurred. A driver was in the truck.
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The box truck had a driver and no one else inside.
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The highway was closed for about 12 hours before reopening Saturday night around 5 p.m. while police worked on the scene, WWNY reported.
One of the victims was in critical condition and the other two were in serious condition, police said.
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More than a dozen people were on the bus when it crashed.
(WWNY-TV 7NEWS)
“Everyone worked very well together,” St. Lawrence County Emergency Services Director Matt Denner said, according to WWNY. “Everyone was on the same page. But like I said, it was a very difficult scene for everyone there. We had ambulances from Potsdam from Canton, Ogdensburg, Norfork. We had no shortage of transport agencies or EMTS.”
Both vehicles sustained significant damage.
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The cause of the crash is under investigation. The road was covered in snow at the time, WWNY reported.
