1 dead, 6 injured after school bus and SUV collide in crash

SMITHVILLE, N.Y. (WWNY/Gray News) - One person died, and six others were injured in a fiery crash involving a school bus and an SUV in New York, authorities said.

The crash happened on County Route 75 at around 3 p.m. Thursday. A Belleville Henderson bus and the SUV collided, causing the vehicle to erupt in flames.

State police confirmed that the driver of the SUV was killed. They said the driver had been driving at a high rate of speed at the time of impact.

Troopers said the school bus driver was seriously injured and taken to a hospital.

Officials said 16 students were aboard the bus. Five were reported to have suffered injuries and received treatment at nearby hospitals.

The other students aboard the bus were taken to the Smithville Fire Department, where their parents could pick them up.