​This information is preliminary and subject to change. Release date: 12 October 2023​

​​On Thursday, September 21, 2023, about 1:12 p.m. eastern daylight time, a 2014 Prevost motorcoach was traveling westbound on Interstate 84 (I-84) near Wawayanda, Orange County, New York. The motorcoach, operated by Regency Transportation LTD, was transporting 40 high-school students and four adults from the Farmingdale, New York, School District to a band camp in Greeley, Pennsylvania, about 141 miles away. At the crash location, I-84 is a four-lane divided highway with a speed limit of 65 mph and a depressed earthen median separating the eastbound and westbound lanes. Just after mile marker 12, the motorcoach departed the right lane, crossed the left lane and shoulder, and departed the westbound roadway. The motorcoach then struck and penetrated a roadside cable barrier and traveled down the depressed earthen median. The motorcoach came to rest on its left side at the bottom of the depression.

Several occupants were ejected from the motorcoach, including the driver and the two front-row adult occupants. Both front-row occupants were fatally injured, and the driver was seriously injured. The remaining occupants were transported to area hospitals for treatment of various injuries.

Parties to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation are the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the New York State Police.

All aspects of the crash remain under investigation while the NTSB determines the probable cause with the intent of issuing safety recommendations to prevent similar events.