It is with deep regret that YWN shares the heartbreaking petirah of Mattisyahu Glick a”h, a 5-year-old child who was critically injured this morning after being struck by a school bus on on Ostilla Avenue in New Square.
As previously reported on Monsey Scoop, the child sustained critical injuries and was transported by New Square Hatzoloh paramedics to Westchester Medical Center, where extensive lifesaving efforts were made. Tragically, the child later succumbed to his injuries.
The niftar is the son of R’ Yekusiel Pinchas Glick, who is the son-in-law of HaRav Aharon Goldmintzer shlit”a, the Skvere Dayan of Yerushalayim. The boy’s mother gave birth just yesterday, making the loss especially devastating for the family.
Levaya details will be shared as soon as they become available.
Baruch Dayan HaEmes.
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What is going on in NY with school busses?! I have noticed they don’t typically have the long yellow stick that swings out in front of the bus which then requires a child to go way out in front so at least the driver can see them
ברוך דיין האמת.
It takes real effort to write anything about this. We all cry. We all mourn. This feels unreal. עם ישראל ערבים זה לזה. In communities like ours, New Square, Monsey, and others like them, streets are crowded, traffic is chaotic, and now roads are icy and snow covered. Even for drivers, this is a difficult reality.
I do not know what happened in this case, and the facts will emerge. But what I see every day weighs heavily. School buses moving with urgency where there should be caution. Unsafe turns. Speed in places where children live and walk. I regularly leave messages with school transportation administrators and הנהלה, sharing concern, not knowing what else to do.
These large buses allow little margin for error. A small child can easily be outside a driver’s line of sight. At the speeds we see, especially in winter conditions, there is often no time to react. This is not about intent. It is about reality.
This is not about blame. It is about אחריות. When children’s lives are at stake, safety must come before schedules or pressure. This reality cannot continue. מוסדות and towns must mobilize, enforce, and act decisively.
To Chaimp
You are correct. Bus drivers are probably under pressure to be on time. Try driving and picking up kids in Boro Park. The traffic is slow due to so many other busses. Drivers can get stressed out trying to do all the pick ups when not all kids are ready in time. He has traffic behind him blasting their horns as he waits for a kid to come out of his house. Plus now kids will wait indoors as it’s freezing cold outdoors. These poor drivers are hero’s. In the next world these drivers will be upfront and the bossy menahal will sit in the back.
Does anyone have any experience / knowledge if these systems
https://roscovision.com/rosco-collision-avoidance
https://ims.mobileye.com/fleets/us/products/mobileye-shield-plus/
Was trying to get my children school to get it, they wanted I should bring them a bus company/school that uses it.