UPDATE JAN 31: Elmira Police have released more information on the shocking crash that sent two people to the hospital and left a bus in the side of a house Monday afternoon.
Elmira Police said it responded to W. Clinton and Euclid Ave. around 3:36 p.m. on Jan. 30, 2023 for the report of the crash. According to EPD, the driver of the bus—which had no passengers—was taken to Robert Packer Hospital for a head injury and is still there.
The driver of a Jeep that was involved in the crash was taken to Arnot Ogden for minor injuries and later released, EPD said. No one in the home was injured.
EPD said video from the CTRAN bus and from nearby homes showed that the bus was traveling west on W. Clinton and had the right of way. The Jeep was traveling south on Euclid and didn’t stop at a stop sign, police said.
The Jeep then hit the bus, which veered off the road into the house, according to the police report.
The driver of the Jeep was issued a citation for Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign.
Anyone who saw the crash is asked to call Elmira Police at 607-737-5626 or at 607-271-HALT.
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Police responded to a Chemung County Transit bus that drove into a house near Elmira’s westside on Monday afternoon.
Reports of the crash first came into 18 News around 3:30 p.m. on West Clinton St. near Euclid Ave. Photos from the scene showed at least one person being loaded onto a stretcher by EMS responders while a CTRAN bus crashed through the fence of a home and into the side of the building, as well as debris scattered along the road.
An SUV at the site of the crash was also extremely damaged, as shown in photos from a reporter on scene.
Details are extremely limited. There is currently no word on the cause of the crash, the number of injuries, or the extent of damage to the house. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
