ALBANY – Nearly two years ago, a motorcoach bus transporting 43 passengers from Farmingdale High School on Long Island to a band camp in Pennsylvania crashed off Interstate 84 in Orange County due to tire failure , killing two adult chaperones, critically injuring the driver and leaving 27 others with injuries.

The Sept. 21, 2023, crash inspired a New York law the following year requiring all charter bus passengers, ages 8 or older, to wear a seat belt or face fines. Local News

Complete coverage: 5 killed in tour bus rollover on I-90 near Pembroke

On Wednesday, the chair of the Assembly’s Transportation Committee, who sponsored the 2024 law, told The Buffalo News he will consider new legislation to improve bus safety following Friday’s deadly crash on the Thruway in Pembroke. Th

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