A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a school bus in Floral Park.
On September 24 at 7:45 a.m., Floral Park police responded to an auto accident that had occurred on Plainfield Avenue in the vicinity of Magnolia Avenue. Upon arrival, they found that a 63-year-old male was struck while crossing Plainfield Avenue from west to east by a 2018 Chevy school bus. The operator of the school bus was a 69-year-old female who remained at scene.
The male victim suffered body trauma and was transported to a local hospital in a NYU Langone ambulance for treatment. The victim was later pronounced dead by a hospital physician. There were no school children on the bus at the time of the accident.
The investigation is ongoing.