Authorities: Suspect arrested for assaulting man on bus in Newburgh

Authorities say one person is in custody following an assault on a commercial bus traveling on the state thruway in Orange County

News 12 Staff

Aug 27, 2022, 2:21 AM

Updated 838 days ago

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Authorities say one person is in custody following an assault on a commercial bus traveling on the state thruway in Orange County.
Police say the incident happened as the bus made its way through Newburgh around 7 p.m. Friday. 
They say the bus was traveling southbound when a physical altercation happened between two men just past the Meadow Hill Road overpass. Both males sustained injuries as a result of the fight.
One man was taken into custody. 
The victim was treated on the scene for non-life-threatening injuries.