School bus and bicyclist crash in Elmira

Gillian Friebis
·1 min read

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — One person was injured after an Elmira City School District bus and a bicyclist crashed in Downtown Elmira on Tuesday night.

The school bus and bicyclist crashed at the intersection of East Water Street and Madison Avenue at about 9 p.m. on April 16. According to an 18 News Reporter at the scene, the bus had passengers inside and appeared to have been traveling west down East Water Street at the time of the crash.

One man was taken away from the scene via ambulance. He appeared to be alert. The man’s bicycle was seen being loaded into the back of a police vehicle.

Police temporarily closed a portion of East Water Street and the Madison Avenue Bridge immediately following the crash while the scene was being cleared.

The Elmira Police Department and Erway Ambulance responded to the crash.

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