The Broome County Sheriff’s Office was called to a car verses school bus motor vehicle accident on Smith Hill Road in the town of Chenango yesterday morning. Deputies said Katarina Stockton of Conklin was driving north on Smith Hill Road when she lost control of the vehicle on a curve and entered the south bound lane. She then struck a Harpursville school bus head on. According to the sheriff’s office, the driver of the bus, Cindy Wilcox of Harpursville attempted to avoid the collision by pulling right and nearly went into a ditch. The bus was occupied by twelve Harpursville High School students on their way to Broome-Tioga BOCES in the town of Dickinson. Deputies said when they arrived the students were already off the bus and none appeared to be injured. Both vehicles sustained major damage and were towed away. The Broome County Highway Department was called to clean up vehicle fluids on Smith Hill Road. The area was closed to traffic for 1 1/2 hours while crews worked to clear the scene. The sheriff’s office was assisted by the New York State Police, Chenango Ambulance and Chenango Fire
