A Yonkers police sergeant was killed in a crash involving multiple cars and a Bee-Line bus, according to police.
The crash occurred on an overpass along Tuckahoe Road above the Sprain Brook Parkway around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, police said. The sergeant was driving an unmarked department vehicle while on duty when a BMW heading in the opposite direction apparently lost control and crossed into oncoming traffic.
The sedan crashed into the sergeant's car as well as a Westchester County Bee-Line bus, according to police. The 24-year veteran of the Yonkers police department was rushed to Jacobi Hospital, where he died. He was the only person in the car he was driving.
The driver of the BMW was also hospitalized and was said to be in critical condition, police said. There were about 30 people on board the bus at the time of the crash, several of whom were treated for minor injuries. The bus driver suffered injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening.
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The sergeant has not yet been identified. A law enforcement source familiar with the incident said the officer, who was from the Putnam County town of Carmel, was a traffic sergeant.
What caused the driver of the BMW to lose control of the vehicle was not immediately clear. An investigation is ongoing.
Tuckahoe Road was shut down in both directions between Grassy Sprain Road and to East Grassy Sprain Road, in the area of the Sprain Brook Parkway overpass.
