MONTICELLO – The driver of a Lincoln MKX was killed Monday morning when his SUV crossed into the opposite lane on Route 52 on the Liberty/Fallsburg town line at 7:45 a.m. and struck a school bus.
The victim was a Clifton Park man. His name is being withheld pending notification of relatives.
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office reported the school bus, owned by Rolling V Bus Corporation of Liberty, had just dropped off all of its passengers in Liberty and was heading to South Fallsburg.
The driver, who was the sole occupant, suffered a minor injury to his left shoulder and was taken by Mobile Medic Ambulance to Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris.
The Loch Sheldrake Fire Department, Liberty Fire Police, State Department of Transportation and State Police assisted at the scene.
