The charter bus on Interstate 84 in Wawayanda was carrying students from Farmingdale High School on Long Island to a band camp in Greeley, Pennsylvania when it crashed.
said precious time may have been lost in last week's charter bus crash in Wawayanda that killed two people and injured 40 others.
The charter bus was on Interstate 84, around 45 miles northwest of New York City. It veered off the road and rolled down a 50-foot ravine. There were 40 students and four adults on board, and local officials said the massive emergency response that was needed demonstrates why a special access road, called a "crash gate," is so needed at that location."We would have gotten there sooner," said Slate Hill Fire Chief Michael Dally. "I would say anywhere between 5 and 10 minutes sooner. How it would have changed the outcome, I don't know.
Without a crash gate to access the road, emergency vehicles, as was the case last week, have to drive to the next exit ramp after the scene and then double back.
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