One person has died and dozens were injured after a charter bus carrying members of the Farmingdale High School band crashed off a New York highway in Orange County.
The crash occurred just after 1 p.m. Thursday on I-84 near the town of Wawayanda. According to officials the bus fell down an embankment off the side of the busy roadway. It is not immediately clear what caused the incident.
State police confirmed that one person, an adult, died in the crash. Officials say 46 people — most of whom were young people — were injured in the rollover, including five young people who were taken to area hospitals in critical condition.
The bus was one of six carrying members of the Farmingdale High School band to Greeley, Pennsylvania, for a band camp.
A reunification center in Middletown has been established at Orange County Community College. The school district says students from bus 1 will be transported to the college, while the final destination for students on buses 2-6 will be Farmingdale High School.
At least 1 dead, 5 critical in Orange County crash involving bus used by Farmingdale School High School
