By Erin Tiernan — Erin@concordbridge.org
Middle school students were unharmed after a car blew through a stop sign and crashed into their school bus on their morning commute, authorities confirmed.
Nine students were en route to the Sanborn School just before 7:30 a.m. on November 13 when the car failed to heed traffic signs at Devens and Hubbard Streets, police and fire reports confirm.
“That car went right through the stop sign and ended up running into the bus,” Concord Police Capt. Brian Goldman said.
Officers cited the car’s driver for the stop sign violation.
Fire Chief Thomas Judge called the collision “a glancing blow.” He said it caused minimal damage to the passenger side of the bus and a tire, prompting authorities to transfer the students to a different bus. The involved bus was still operable; a tow truck cleared the car.
Judge said fire personnel worked with a Concord Public Schools nurse to evaluate each student.
He said administrators assisted with notifying parents, making sure that “they knew of the incident and that, based on an assessment with the school nurse, they were cleared to go to class.”
Assistant Superintendent Bob Conry said the district will work with its insurance company to recover the associated repair costs for the damaged bus.
The morning of the crash, routes saw a “minor impact” as buses were diverted to transport the students and cover the runs of the bus involved in the crash.
Routes were back to operating normally for the next bus run, Conry said.
