NORWICH – The New York State Troopers and the Norwich Fire Department responded to an accident involving a pick-up truck and a mini-school bus at 2:50 Tuesday afternoon.

A 1993 blue Ford Ranger t-boned an Oxford Academy mini school bus along Rt. 12 directly south of Fred’s Inn. Two people were injured, including the bus driver and the aide riding with the other two children inside the vehicle. Both the driver and aide were taken to Chenango Memorial Hospital by ambulance. Emergency crews could not comment on the extent of the injuries or identify the injured at the time. Both children were evacuated and examined by emergency crews before being released back into the school district’s care.

Police reported that, according to eye witnesses, the blue pick-up was traveling south on 12 when a dump truck made a slow left turn from B&B Cement. The driver of the pick-up, Richard G. Marhisai, 56, of Greene, told police his truck was experiencing difficulty with its brakes and after he swerved to miss the truck, he lost them completely. The pick-up went off the road to avoid the dump truck careening into the parking lot at Fred’s Inn, traveled through that lot parallel to Rt. 12 south, passing a storage facility and then struck the school bus as it was waiting to make a left turn onto 12.