All lanes closed after tour bus rollover on I-90 in Pembroke

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — All lanes are closed on I-90 near Pembroke after a crash involving a bus and a semi-truck occurred Friday afternoon, New York State Police announced.

The crash occurred around 12:40 p.m. near Exit 48A eastbound. Traffic was seen backed up around 1:15 p.m. on a NITTEC camera. New York State Thruway Authority said I-90 east and west is closed between Exit 48A and Exit 49, and asked drivers to seek alternate routes.

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Several Mercy Flights are being requested as well as all Mercy Flight ambulances.

Peter Cutler, the vice president of communications and internal affairs at ECMC, said ECMC received a “mass casualty notification” and is expecting patients to be transported to its hospital command center. Cutler also said physicians are being sent to the crash site.

WIVB News 4 has heard reports of some non-injured people being taken to the Indian Falls Fire Station in East Pembroke. Kaleida Health said Oishei Children’s Hospital is receiving one patient.

As of 1:30 p.m., drivers were being sent off the highway at Exit 48A.

News 4 has a crew on the way to the scene.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.