At Least 24 Injured In Long Island Bus-Van Crash

At least 24 people were injured, nine critically, after a charter bus and a van collided in Nesconset in Suffolk County on Friday afternoon. The accident happened shortly before 4 p.m. on Nesconset Highway (Route 347) at Southern Boulevard. It's not known how the accident happened or who was at fault. Two vehicles were both filled with people, including 10 people in the van. Multiple medivac choppers and numerous ambulances were called in from neighboring towns to help transport the injured, all of whom have been taken to area hospitals. Police have closed of Nesconset Highway completely as they investigate. James Valles of AmericasReport.com and TheNewsWire was first to break the story.