School bus overturns on Long Island Expressway service road in Commack

Four preschoolers were transported to hospitals for evaluation after a school minibus they were on struck a guardrail and overturned on its side late Tuesday morning in Commack, Suffolk County said. 

Police said the children, who were not reported to be injured, all attend the Building Blocks Preschool in Commack, adding that all parents and guardians were notified.

Police said the male bus driver and a female aide were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries. 

The incident occurred on Express Drive South, just west of Wicks Road, at about 10:35 a.m., police said. It was not immediately clear what caused the bus to strike the guardrail.

Suffolk police Tuesday evening said they had no update on the crash or the injuries.

The preschool is affiliated with the Commack School District, which directed inquiries to Building Blocks.

A staff member answering the phone at Building Blocks Tuesday declined to comment on the situation.

With Robert Brodsky

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”