ARLINGTON – Poughkeepsie Town Police continue to investigate a three-vehicle crash involving a Wappingers Central School District bus that occurred at about 7:50 a.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of Spackenkill Road and Cedar Valley Road.
As the result of the bus being struck by another vehicle, it tipped over on the driver’s side sending the driver and nine students to MidHudson Regional Hospital by ambulance for treatment of injuries, the extent of which was known.
The accident occurred when a van, operated by a 41-year-old Rosendale woman, was stopped on Spackenkill Road waiting for traffic to clear so she could turn onto Cedar Valley Road.
The school bus, driven by a 48-year-old Wappingers Falls woman, was westbound on Spackenkill approaching the stopped van.
Police said a car, driven by a 21-year-old Poughkeepsie woman, approached the stopped van, hitting the rear of that vehicle and then crossing into the oncoming lane of traffic and hitting the school bus. The bus lost control and overturned landing on its driver side.
The car driver was alone and sustained non-life threatening injuries. She was also taken to the hospital. The van driver and four passengers were not injured.
The road was closed for several hours while police investigated. Town Police were assisted by Arlington firefighters and Trans Care Ambulance.
Police ask anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call Poughkeepsie Town Police at 845-485-3666.
