School Bus, Fuel Truck Crash on Long Island Service Road: Police

A fuel truck collided with a school bus on a Long Island highway service road Thursday afternoon, and several students were taken to the hospital to be evaluated, police say.

The fuel truck was going eastbound on Sunrise Highway south service road when it collided with a school bus going northbound on Saxon Avenue, Suffolk police said. 

Several students from the Islip school district, ages 13 to 17, were on board the bus and were taken to local hospitals to be checked out as a precaution, police said.

The driver of the fuel truck was not injured, and the driver of the school bus redused medical attention at the scene.

It's not clear what caused the crash. 

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