Highway Accident Report: 02School Bus and Dump Truck Collision Central Bridge, New YorkOctober 21, 1999

About 10:30 a.m. on October 21, 1999, in Schoharie County, New York, aKinnicutt Bus Company school bus was transporting 44 students, 5 to 9 years old, and 8adults on an Albany City School No. 18 field trip. The bus was traveling north on StateRoute 30A as it approached the intersection with State Route 7, which is about 1.5 mileseast of Central Bridge, New York. Concurrently, an MVF Construction Company dumptruck, towing a utility trailer, was traveling west on State Route 7. The dump truck wasoccupied by the driver and a passenger. As the bus approached the intersection, it failed tostop as required and was struck by the dump truck. Seven bus passengers sustained seriousinjuries; 28 bus passengers and the truckdriver received minor injuries. Thirteen buspassengers, the busdriver, and the truck passenger were uninjured.

Author: National Transportation Safety Board

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jan 21, 2014

Number of Pages: 46 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1494881233

ISBN-13: 9781494881238