NTSB investigators headed to scene of Farmingdale High School bus crash that killed 2 adults, critically injured 5 students

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The adult victims were identified​ as 77-year-old chaperone Beatrice Ferrara and 43-year-old band leader Gina Pellettiere.

Ferrara was a retired history teacher who volunteered to chaperone the trip. The superintendent wrote in a letter she was the"heart and soul of their marching band program."Farmingdale community expresses shock, sorrow after learning of charter bus crash in New York's Orange County

"She was just dancing with the music. You've really got to go back and see some of the performances, you could see the love and the passion she had for the music and the kids," parent Yolanda Aponte said. "She really made everyone feel so welcome," another person added."I don't want that to get missed in the midst of everything."

"She was basically everything to the marching band. She led us, she hyped us up, she would get us excited for everything," said Charlie Cartagena Caceres."It was a true loss for the marching band."Busloads of students returned to school last night on Long Island after witnessing the crash. Stick with CBS New York for live team coverage with the latest developments on this story.

 

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