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Vehicles strike Warsaw Elementary School and cause road closure

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Posted at 3:40 PM, Dec 02, 2022
and last updated 2022-12-02 17:51:58-05

WARSAW, N.Y. (WKBW) — Two vehicles struck the Warsaw Elementary School on Friday afternoon.

The incident occurred around 3 p.m. on Friday on Route 20A at 153 West Buffalo Street. The street was closed due to the incident for a period of time but has since reopened.

According to Village of Warsaw police, one of the vehicles was traveling down Liberty Street and the other vehicle was traveling down Route 20A. The driver of the vehicle traveling on Liberty Street claimed that his accelerator got stuck and he was going around 80 mph when he struck the vehicle traveling on Route 20A.

Police said both vehicles rolled and hit the school where the library is located. There were about 20 students in the library at the time but none were injured. All students were moved from the school.

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Both drivers were seriously injured, one of the drivers who is in his 60s was taken to ECMC via Mercy Flight and the other driver who is in his 30s was taken to Strong Memorial.

Police said there will be school Monday but the library will be closed for some time.