TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – An accident involving a school bus and a pickup truck on Vassar Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie on Thursday at 4:50 p.m. sent several occupants of both vehicles to the hospital with minor injuries. The Vassar Road accident occurred near Jay Road in the Red Oaks Mill area of the town.
Police, EMS, and Arlington firefighters responded to the scene and located three occupants and several on the bus.
Three adults with non-life-threatening injuries were transported to the hospital for assessment and treatment. Two minors who were on board the bus were taken to the hospital by ambulance with complaints of non-life-threatening injuries, and two adults riding on the bus refused medical treatment at the scene, officials told .
Six minors who were on the bus were uninjured and had no complaints, according to EMS personnel. They were transferred to a replacement bus and transported to Vassar Brothers Medical Center with a paramedic riding with them, for evaluation at the hospital per school district policy.
The Town of Poughkeepsie police are investigating the wreck. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to call the police at 845-486-3666.
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