14 students went from school to the hospital Tuesday in Medford after a bus ride went wrong. A truck crashed into a school bus from the Burlington County Institute of Technology. Police say the students’ injuries were not serious and the crash is under investigation.
More than a dozen students suffered minor injuries after a school bus and utility truck were involved in a crash in Medford, New Jersey, Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the incident happened as a 59-year-old school bus driver was attempting to turn left from Hawkin Road onto Skeet Road shortly before 3 p.m. as a utility bucket truck was traveling south on Skeet Road. Both vehicles then collided at the intersection, according to investigators.
Images from SkyForce10 showed damage to the front end of the truck.
Police said 14 students on board the bus were hurt in the crash.
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Three of the students were released to their parents and then taken to local hospitals where they were treated. Ten of the students were taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. And finally, one student was hospitalized and treated for injuries to the head and rib.
Medford Township Police are currently investigating the crash.
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