Paul Defendini said in a recorded statement that all the students injured in Thursday's bus crash are expected to recover.
An investigation is underway into whether a faulty front tire may have caused the charter bus to careen off a New York highway and tumble down an embankment Thursday. CeFaan Kim has the details.There is encouraging news from the superintendent of schools in Farmingdale.are expected to recover, Newsday reported.
The bus, carrying students from Farmingdale High School in Nassau County on Long Island, was headed to band camp in Greeley, Pennsylvania. WATCH | Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman provided an update on the bus crash on Eyewitness News Mornings @ 10:Preliminary information indicated a blown left, front tire may have led the driver to lose control of the bus which rolled down the embankment, however NTSB Investigator John Humm said during a Friday afternoon briefing that it's "really premature" to say that it was the cause, but that it could have been a factor.
Governor Kathy Hochul said the bus tumbled 50 feet down the steep slope in a wide median between the eastbound and westbound lanes of the highway. The bus came to rest on its left side, its roof warped. A ladder allowed rescuers to reach the windows.
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