Car Rear-Ends Whitney Point School Bus

New York State Police report no serious injuries following a crash involving a car and a Whitney Point School bus September 29. 

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The collision was reported at 8:12 a.m. on Route 11 near route 26 when the car hit the bus from behind.  There were 14 elementary school-aged children, a bus driver and monitor on the school bus.  No one on the bus was hurt. 

A child in the car was evaluated at the scene and the driver of the car was not injured.

This is the second crash involving a Whitney Point School District bus in a little over a week. 

September 21, a bus left Pendell Hill Road and tipped into a ditch. The bus driver and monitor suffered minor injuries in that 7:40 a.m. crash and the one child on the bus was evaluated at the scene for a complaint of wrist pain.