Six people are dead and three seriously injured in Louisville, New York after an accident Saturday involving a 2021 Freightliner box truck and a 2013 express bus, according to New York State Police.
Police responded to the fatal accident on State Highway 37 at around 6:02 a.m. The Lawrence County Medical Examiner’s Officer also responded to the scene.
All the victims were on board the express bus, police said in a statement press release. Of the three injured, one is in critical condition and two are ‘seriously injured’.
The victims have been transported to local hospitals.
“State Route 37 from County Route 14 to Coles Creek Road in Louisville, St. Lawrence Co. is closed until further notice due to a fatal accident involving a bus and a box truck,” state police say tweeted later on Saturday.
It is an ongoing investigation, police said.
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