Lakeview, NY – Bus That Crashed Was About 4 Feet Higher Than Overpass

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    A bus that was carrying teenagers sits on the side of the roadway after it hit an overpass on the Southern State Parkway in Lakeview, N.Y., Sunday, April 8, 2018. The charter bus carrying teenagers returning from a spring break trip struck a bridge overpass on Long island, seriously injuring several passengers and mangling the entire length of the top of the bus. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)Lakeview, NY – A charter bus full of students that crashed on a Long Island parkway was about 4 feet taller than the overpass it hit.

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    A sign posted by the state on the overpass in Lakeview, New York, says the clearance is 7 feet, 7 inches. According to Newsday , the manufacturer says the height of the bus involved in the crash was about 12 feet.

    Authorities say the crash Sunday night on the Southern State Parkway seriously injured two people, left five others with moderate injuries and three dozen with minor injuries.

    The group from various high schools had arrived at Kennedy Airport after a spring break trip to Europe and was heading to a drop-off location in Huntington Station.


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    5 years ago

    My bro Munch says buses are f*cking monstrosities that one human driver should not be expected to have the ability to control, and it’s a miracle that any bus drives without crashing.

    5 years ago

    Just waiting for the CNN story that this driver voted for Trump.