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5 students among 7 hurt in Westchester school bus crash

The crash left both vehicles demolished near the Taconic State Parkway

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Five students were among seven people sent to hospitals after a crash involving a mini school bus and an SUV demolished both vehicles in Westchester County's Yorktown Friday, according to authorities and video from the scene.

It wasn't clear how many kids were on the bus at the time of the 9:30 a.m. crash on Old Yorktown Road, with authorities only saying "several" students were aboard. It also was not clear where the bus was headed.

Authorities said five high-school-age students and the bus driver were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not considered to be serious or life-threatening. The driver of the SUV, a Hummer, was also taken to a hospital.

It was not immediately clear what caused or led up to the collision. An investigation is ongoing.

Police said Route 132 was closed between Barger and Wildwoods streets to assist the investigation.

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