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Home My WebLink AboutDozens injured on Long Island as bus full of students plows into low overpass, mangling roof - National Post - 04/09/2018 - National Post - 04/09/20184/10/2018 Dozens injured on Long Island as bus full of students plows into low overpass, mangling roof I National Post NATIONAL*POST NEWS ° FULLCOMMENT , SPORTS m CULTURE ,, LIFE , MORE n DRIVING o CLASSIFIEDS ,� JOBS ° SUBSCRIBE , FINANCIALPOST Dozensinl'ured on Long Island as bus full of students plows into low overpass, mangling roof the scU.. nx show the 9y'offf pshe4XireN �P4 Nm �4 PHi E�A.i�p 34. q., Mi U.N� e hg,-h, irnpac t crash sent the 6tis t rrnigh the ovc tP(Is an out the ofhvr°,�dd A bus that was carrying teenage passengers sits on the side of a highway after it hit an overpass on the Southern State Parkway in Lakeview, N.Y., Monday, April 9, 2018. Kevv r a°fla,¢yenlAPFrholn WASHINGTON POS -f A bus carrying more than 40 passengers, mostly high AiAYSON CHiU school students returning from a spring break trip to April 9, 2018 Europe, struck a bridge overpass Sunday night on a Long 9:27 AM EDT http://national post.com/news/world/dozens-inju red -on -long -island -as -bus -fu Il -of -students -plows -into -low -overpass -mangling -roof 1/7 4/10/2018 !/ Twitter �IIIINIPV Retldit room Email - More lllllii;, Dozens injured on Long Island as bus full of students plows into low overpass, mangling roof I National Post other side. "We're very lucky," said Maj. David Candelaria of the New York State Police. "This could've been tragic." The crash occurred shortly after 9 p.m. Eastern Time on the Southern State Parkway at Eagle Avenue. Six people were seriously injured and 37 suffered lesser injuries such as cuts and bruises, Candelaria said at a news conference. He estimated the height of the clearance to be less than 10 feet. A bus that was carrying teenage passengers sits on the side of a highway after it hit an overpass on the Southern State Parkway in Lakeview, N.Y., Monday, April 9, 2018. Kevin E'uyen/AllPhoto The bus was transporting 38 students, aged 16 to 18, and five adult chaperons from John F. Kennedy International Airport to a mall where parents were waiting to pick their children up, Candelaria said. One person sustained very serious injuries, which included broken bones and soft tissue injuries, officials said. Most passengers exited the bus on their own, but Candelaria said some did have to be extricated from the wreckage. Those with injuries were transported to five local hospitals, he said. 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The bus was stopped between the right lane and the road's shoulder. Seats were visible where windows used to be. Glass and debris littered the road, and passengers could be seen along the grassy shoulder huddled in groups or pacing aimlessly. The bus driver is not from the Long Island area and may not have known that commercial vehicles are not allowed on the parkway, Candelaria said. The bus is owned by Journey Bus Lines, a New Jersey -based company, he said. I don't think he had any awareness because if you look, at the damage, it's a high - impact strike LATEST NEWS Russian woman'embalmed alive' after beir given solution with formaldehyde instead c saline drip Bill Cosby paid $3.38M to settle previous sexual assault claim by woman now accusir him Ex -spy's daughter released from U.IC hospital after recovering from nerve agent attack, taken to secure location Expecting to be fired by Trump, special counsel Robert Mueller moves to preserve his investigation http://national post.com/news/world/dozens-inju red -on -long -island -as -bus -fu Il -of -students -plows -into -low -overpass -mangling -roof 3/7 4/10/2018 Dozens injured on Long Island as bus full of students plows into low overpass, mangling roof I National Post With a height of just under 8 feet, the overpass "has one of the lowest clearances of any bridge on any Long Island parkway," the Baldwin Herald reported in 2015. It is struck from beneath by tall vehicles an average of three times per year, according to the news site. 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. Kevin lfe:g°.°ra/APFYaoto In December, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a $4.3 million project to install an electronic warning system that detects when oversized vehicles enter parkways. "New York State parkways traditionally have bridges that are lower than the standard legal bridge clearance," said a statement from the governor's office. It wasn't just a bump. 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"The impact to the overpass was significant," Candelaria said after Sunday's bus crash. "it wasn't just a bump. If you look at the bus from the side, it's got substantial damage." 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