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'The roof of the bus is down to the top of the seat covers'

9 Apr, 2018 07:08 PM2 minutes to read
A bus that was carrying teenage passengers sits on the side of the roadway after it hit an overpass on the Southern State Parkway in Lakeview, New York. Photo / AP

A bus that was carrying teenage passengers sits on the side of the roadway after it hit an overpass on the Southern State Parkway in Lakeview, New York. Photo / AP

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A charter bus carrying teenagers returning from a spring break trip struck a bridge overpass on Long Island, New York, seriously injuring six passengers and mangling the entire length of the top of the bus.

The crash happened on the Southern State Parkway in Lakeview, according to New York State Police.

One of the six injured passengers had very serious injuries, said State Police Major David Candelaria. Thirty-seven other passengers suffered minor injuries.

"Everybody was able to walk out except one, which we extricated," Lakeview Fire Department Chief Patrick McNeill told Newsday. "There was glass everywhere. The roof of the bus is down to the top of the seat covers."

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Video shows teenagers sitting and standing outside of the white damaged bus, some draped in blankets, as firefighters inspect the wreckage. Multiple ambulances and firetrucks responded to the scene.

The 38 students from various Long Island high schools, along with five chaperones, had just returned from John F. Kennedy International Airport and were heading to a shopping centre to meet up with parents, police said.

Police said the driver was being evaluated and did not seem to be familiar with commercial vehicle restrictions on the parkway.

The minimum clearance on the parkway is 2.38m and accidents involving vehicles striking overpasses are not uncommon on the parkway. In 2017, there were reports that an electronic alarm system would be installed on the parkway to warn drivers of vehicles too high for the overpass.

Police say the driver didn't brake before hitting the overpass.

State police Major David Candelaria told a news conference that the driver apparently was unaware of the restriction despite roadside signs warning about it.

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The bus sits on the side of a highway after it hit an overpass in New York state. Photo / AP
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