BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Multiple people have died and over 50 were injured in a crash involving a bus on I-90 near Pembroke that occurred Friday afternoon, New York State Police announced.
State police said at least one child was among the dead. Several other people were injured along with multiple others who were trapped under and around the bus. Police said most of the passengers did not have their seatbelts on, resulting in many ejections.
State Police said every person on the bus, which was going from Niagara Falls to New York City, had some level of injury.
The crash occurred around 12:40 p.m. near Pembroke, which is about 25 miles east of Buffalo. State police said the bus lost control, went into the median and turned over into a ditch on the side of the road. The bus did not hit any vehicles. Police said the driver of the bus was alive.
The New York State Thruway Authority said a lengthy stretch of the roadway had been shut down in both directions and drivers were being urged to avoid the area.
Several Mercy Flights were requested as well as all Mercy Flight ambulances.
“It’s a very active scene,” said Mercy Flight president Margaret Ferrentino. “At this time, we’re praying for the victims.”
Peter Cutler, the vice president of communications and internal affairs at Erie County Medical Center, said the Buffalo hospital, known as ECMC, received a “mass casualty notification” and was expecting patients to be transported to its hospital command center. Cutler also said physicians were being sent to the crash site.
Nexstar’s WIVB heard reports of some non-injured people being taken to the Indian Falls Fire Station in East Pembroke. Kaleida Health said Oishei Children’s Hospital is receiving one patient.
A witness said there were two cranes at the scene for the bus.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on X that she was briefed on “the tragic tour bus accident” and that her office was working with police and local officials.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Source: Fox 8 News Channel
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