The crash occurred on Interstate 84 in Wawayanda, state police said. Preliminary findings indicate a faulty front tire may have contributed
Two adults are dead and more than 40 other people are injured after a bus carrying students headed to band camp rolled over in New York state Thursday afternoon, officials said.
Five students were in critical condition after the bus, which was transporting 40 students and four adults from Long Island's Farmingdale School District, fell down a 50-foot ravine, state officials said at a news conference Thursday evening.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said families are grieving.
"We have families, we have a school, a school district, a county and indeed an entire state that is grieving at this time," she said.
The deadly accident happened about 1:15 p.m. on Interstate 84 in Wawayanda, about 75 miles northwest of New York City.
Gina Pellettiere, 43, of Massapequa, and Beatrice Ferarri, 77, of Farmingdale, died in the crash, which Hochul said may have happened because of faulty front tire.
She stressed that the findings were preliminary. The National Transportation Safety Board, in coordination with the New York State Police, will investigate. NBC News
