A Leverett Elementary School bus carrying several children collided with a car in Leverett, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning. No injuries were reported, and the children were reunited with their parents at the scene. The bus was significantly damaged but driven away. The crash is under investigation.
No one was hurt after a school bus carrying several children collided with a car in Leverett on Thursday morning. The Leverett Police Department said no injuries were reported. A Leverett Elementary School bus sustained significant damage in the crash with a motor vehicle in Leverett, Massachusetts.
What happened
The school bus, which was transporting children to Leverett Elementary School, and a passenger car collided at the intersection of Route 63 and Juggler Meadow Road. Leverett Police said officers were called at approximately 7:38 a.m. to a collision between a motor vehicle and the bus, which had several children on board. According to the department's Facebook post, the bus was pulling out of Juggler Meadow Road to cross the state highway when the crash occurred.
Response and evaluations
Amherst Fire Department personnel evaluated everyone in both vehicles. Emergency crews determined that nobody was injured and nobody needed to go to the hospital. The children on the bus were reunited with their parents and caregivers at the scene.
Mutual aid was provided by the Leverett Fire Department, Sunderland Police Department, Amherst Fire Department and Massachusetts State Police.
Vehicle damage and investigation
Police said the bus sustained significant damage but was able to be driven from the scene. The passenger vehicle was towed by Ernie's Towing. The crash remains under investigation.
