Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred in the eastbound lanes of Route 20 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer and a school bus collided under unknown conditions.
Participants:
- Driver of school bus
- Ten students on school bus
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of school bus, injured
- Seven students on school bus, injured
Details:
On or about Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021, around 9:00 in the morning, an accident between a school bus and a tractor-trailer sent eight people to the hospital. State Police officials said the accident happened on the eastbound side of Route 20 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
Law enforcement representatives said a school bus driver and seven students were injured when the bus and a tractor-trailer collided under unspecified circumstances. Officials did not elaborate on what may have led to the collision in their initial statement.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is about 36 miles west of downton Boston.
Police are still investigating the collision.