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3 teens critically injured in Mount Kisco school bus crash
Police say three teens are fighting for their lives after a head-on crash between a school bus and a car in Mount Kisco on Thursday.
NEW CASTLE, NY - A trio of teenagers are fighting for their lives after a head-on crash between a school bus and a car in Mount Kisco on Wednesday afternoon.
According to the New Castle Police Department, officers responded Wednesday around 2:15 p.m. to the crash involving a Yorktown Central School District bus and a Honda Accord driven by an unlicensed 16-year-old in the area of Mount Kisco,
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The preliminary investigation found the driver of the Honda "lost control while rounding a curve, crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the bus head-on," police said in a statement.
Police say the Honda driver, another 16-year-old boy and two 17-year-old boys were riding in the Honda Accord when it crashed. Three of them sustained life-threatening injuries.
SkyFOX over the scene in New Castle.
Several other passengers on the bus were taken to a hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, according to police. Officials didn’t specify how many people were on board.
The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office was assisting with the investigation, police said.
SkyFOX over the scene in New Castle.
The Associated Press wire services helped contribute to this report.