Traffic & Transit
5 Guilford Students Injured After Truck Hits School Bus : UPDATE
The accident occurred Friday morning. and five students were treated at the hospital for minor injuries, authorities said.
GUILFORD, CT — Guilford police are now saying that five high school students were injured in an early morning school bus crash on Friday morning.
Here is the latest info on the crash, according to a Guilford police press release as of noon on Friday:
On June 7, 2019, at approximately 0705 hours the Guilford Police and Fire departments responded to the area of 4985 Durham Road for a pick-up truck versus school bus accident.
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The initial investigation has determined that the pick-up truck was traveling northbound on Durham Road.
The school bus was traveling southbound on Durham Road. The pick-up truck impacted the school bus on the left side, causing the rear of the school bus to rotate off the roadway and strike a large tree. Nine students were on board the school bus. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.
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The Guilford Board of Education was notified and representatives were on scene. The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles was also notified.
The accident remains under investigation at this time.
Status Update: A total of five students were transported to Yale New Haven Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
Breaking: A Guilford dad with a child on the bus tells me their neighbor seriously hurt his leg. pic.twitter.com/MceTBMYmgj
— Keith McGilvery (@Keith_McGilvery) June 7, 2019
#BREAKING: Guilford police say 3 taken to hospital with what he believes to be minor injuries at this point. There were 9 students aboard the bus, as well as bus driver. Truck driver refused medical help. He was cooperating with PD. #NBCCT pic.twitter.com/uXKCjICXc4
— Caitlin Burchill (@newsyCaitlin) June 7, 2019
#BREAKING: Durham Rd. reopening in Guilford after school bus and truck crash earlier this AM. Police say 3 people taken to hospital with what appear to be minor injuries. Student on board believes a classmate broke his leg. #NBCCT @NBCConnecticut pic.twitter.com/is5kUIHCjP
— Caitlin Burchill (@newsyCaitlin) June 7, 2019
#Breaking: A source tells me 3 kids went to the hospital after this bus accident on Route 77 in #Guilford. A portion of the road is shut down. @WTNH pic.twitter.com/rvoBrtuwFF
— Stephanie Simoni (@StephanieSimoni) June 7, 2019
UPDATE: The source tells me all the children are expected to recover from their injuries.@WTNH
— Stephanie Simoni (@StephanieSimoni) June 7, 2019
BREAKING: Guilford dispatch confirms injuries were reported after a school bus and car crash on Durham Road. The road is closed just north of Lake Drive. FOX61 has a crew on the way, we will bring you updates on air and online. https://t.co/uMgFsfkuVQ pic.twitter.com/01hVgSTYpp
— FOX61 (@FOX61News) June 7, 2019
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