Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others

Published September 21, 2023 12:51 PM

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and DEEPTI HAJELA
Associated Press

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp careened off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others. Gov. Kathy Hochul said a front-tire failure could have contributed to the early Thursday afternoon accident on Interstate 84 in the town of Wawayanda, about 45 miles northwest of New York City. The two adults who died were 77-year-old Beatrice Ferrari of Farmingdale and 43-year-old Gina Pellettiere of Massapequa. Five of the 44 passengers on board were critically injured. according to state police.

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