A school bus carrying elementary school students went off the road on Downey Street in Westwood, Massachusetts, sending a child and the bus driver to the hospital. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, which happened at about 3:45 p.m., according to NBC Boston.
The bus was carrying students from Downey and Pine Hill elementary schools when it crashed, according to NBC Boston. Westwood Public Schools said the student aboard suffered only minor injuries but was still taken to a hospital as a precaution. An image shared with the outlet showed the bus off the roadway near a tree line, underscoring how far the vehicle had veered from Downey Street.
Driver's Condition Still Unclear
The bus driver was also hospitalized following the crash, though officials had not determined the driver's condition as of the report, as noted by WHDH 7News. The station's account does not say what caused the bus to leave the road, and officials had not immediately determined what led to the accident, NBC Boston reported NBC Boston.
No other cars, trucks, or vehicles were reported to be involved in the crash, according to the same account. The bus struck a tree, though the underlying reason it went off Downey Street remains unknown for now.
What Comes Next
With both the student and the driver now in medical care and the cause of the crash still under review, families connected to Downey and Pine Hill elementary schools are left waiting for updates from Westwood Public Schools. No further details on the extent of the driver's injuries or the specific hospitals involved have been released.
