Press release:
Today, at approximately 12:45 p.m., a school bus carrying Batavia Career and Technical Education students to the Building Trades house project site, was involved in an accident. In order to avoid hitting a car, the bus swerved, went off the road and into a ditch. The accident occurred on Route 98 in the Town of Alexander.
EMS responded to the scene, along with GV BOCES Administration, School Resource Officer, and the school nurse. The bus driver was not injured. All students are being evaluated at the accident scene by EMS and the school nurse.
The students are being evacuated from the accident scene and returned to the Batavia Career and Technical Education Center.
“The safety and security of our students is of utmost importance; hence we are taking every precaution possible,” said Kevin MacDonald.
