Yorktown bus crash: 5 school students, bus driver injured

Westchester school bus crash injures 8

Eight people, including five students, were hospitalized after a crash between a school bus and a SUV in Westchester County on Friday morning.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY - Five students were injured after a vehicle and school bus collided Friday morning in Westchester County, police said.

The accident happened around 9:30 a.m. on Route 132, near the Taconic State Parkway, in Yorktown.

Authorities say a black Hummer crashed into the school bus.

The driver of the SUV was also transported to a hospital. The severity of the injuries is unknown.

Preliminary reviews show the driver of the SUV may have suffered a medical emergency, and the two vehicles collided, police said.

Route 132, between Barger Street and Wildwoods Street, in Yorktown was closed.

Editor's note: The earlier release of information on this accident indicating the SUV driver may have suffered a medical emergency prior to the accident is withdrawn. That information was erroneously included in the media release due to an internal police department miscommunication.