BARNSTABLE, MASS. (WHDH) - Six people were taken to the hospital after a Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority bus crashed into a fence, then several trees in Barnstable Thursday afternoon, officials said.
Police and fire officials responded to Main Street and Osterville West Barnstable Road near Cape Cod Academy at approximately 1 p.m. after the bus crashed through a fence, then went into a wooded area on the academy’s property.
Nine people, including the driver, were on the bus at the time, according to Barnstable police. Six people on the bus were taken to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
No word yet on the condition of the driver.
A teacher at Cape Cod Academy said she rushed out to help when she heard the crash.
“It was a big, loud noise, and I went to the window and I saw the bus, so I ran out to call 911, but everyone was already on the phone,” said Ianna Garcia, a World Language teacher at Cape Cod Academy. “I saw two guys coming out and I saw if they wanted any help or if I could do something, and one asked for water so I just ran in and got water and a bag of ice for another guy.”
Police said the passengers had to be evacuated from the bus through a window.
7NEWS reached out to the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority for comment, but has not yet heard back.
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