A five-year-old is listed in stable condition at Strong Memorial Hospital after the car they were in was involved in an accident with a school bus in Steuben County.
According to State Police, a 2018 Dodge driven by Leanna Byler, of Addison, was traveling east on State Route 417 in Erwin at around 4 Wednesday afternoon when it failed to stop for an Addision school bus in the westbound lane. Byler struck the rear of a 2015 Toyota, that was stopped in the eastbound lane for the bus. The impact sent the Toyota into the side of the school bus.
The driver of the bus, Gregory Creely, of Cameron Mills, and all six of his juvenile passengers were not hurt.
The five-year-old passenger in the Toyota driven by Joseph Powers, of Cameron Mills, was airlifted to Rochester by LifeNet.
Byler was not injured and was ticketed by State Police. This is an ongoing investigation.
State Police were assisted by the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, Gang Mills Fire Department, American Medical Response Ambulance, Tuscarora Ambulance, Addison Fire Department, Campbell Fire Department, and LifeNet of New York.
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