New York crash kills 5, injures at least 8

After the crash Tuesday in western New York, eight people were taken to area hospitals, though more may have been hurt.Helicopters and ambulances arrive to assistThe accident involved a farm tractor and two automobilesThe cause of the crash is not immediately clear

New York (CNN) -- Five people were killed and at least eight injured Tuesday in an accident involving a farm tractor and two automobiles in western New York, the Yates County Sheriff's Office said.

Several helicopters and at least 10 ambulances were in the town of Benton to assist, according to a Sheriff's Office statement.

Eight people were taken to area hospitals, though more may have been hurt.

In an earlier statement, the Yates County Sheriff's Office said that between four and five people were caught in the wreckage. The Sheriff's Office made no mention of whether people were still trapped in a later statement.

The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.

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School bus crash injures 15 children, 8 adults in Pennsylvania

(CNN) -- Fifteen children and eight adults are recovering from injuries after a school bus slammed into a car and rolled over near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, authorities said.

The bus, carrying 22 people, was on its way to a children's camp when the wreck occurred Sunday, the Pennsylvania State Police said in a written statement.

Everybody on board the bus was taken to area hospital with injuries ranging from minor to moderate, the statement said. The driver of the car was also being treated for injuries, it said

Authorities said the crash took place when the driver of a Cadillac attempted to pass the bus but failed to see oncoming traffic. The driver, identified as 79-year-old Edward Shaffer of Hagerstown, Maryland, overcorrected and ended up in the path of the bus, it said.

The force of the crash caused the bus to roll over, the statement said.

Emergency crews were forced to extricate three children who were pinned in the bus, police said. Shaffer was also extricated from his car, police said.

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