Salem Police were on scene investigating a school bus crash at Mason and North Streets on Thursday.
Salem Public Schools said six students were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Thirty-one students from Bowditch Elementary School were on the bus at the time of the crash. A bus monitor was also on the bus.
According to the Salem firefighters, a car crashed into the bus as it was midway through the intersection, making a left-hand turn.
The school said parents came to the scene to pick up the remaining children, or the students were loaded onto another bus to finish the route.
The driver of the car was also taken to the hospital.
All patients have since been released from the hospital.
The driver has been ticketed for speeding.
A nurse who heard the bus and car crash, ran down to help. We’ll have more on that on #7News at 6. #Salem pic.twitter.com/zhJGksc9iz
— susantran (@susantran) May 5, 2016
Investigators & fire fighters still on scene at school bus crash. #Salem #7News pic.twitter.com/ACGqZhXV28
— susantran (@susantran) May 5, 2016
#Salem PD says driver of car also take to hospital. #BusCrash
— susantran (@susantran) May 5, 2016
The 31 students are from Bowditch Elementary and were on way home from school when crash happened. #7News pic.twitter.com/v1i041pXNh
— susantran (@susantran) May 5, 2016
#Salem Schools says car t-boned bus as it was midway thru intersection. #BusCrash #7News
— susantran (@susantran) May 5, 2016
EMT checking remaining students on scene. Will release to parents or escorted to new bus to take them on original route home. #Salem #Bus
— susantran (@susantran) May 5, 2016
#Salem Schools says 5 taken to hospital, non-life threatening. 31 on bus. All elementary students. #7News
— susantran (@susantran) May 5, 2016
Witnesses say it’s an elementary school bus and 3 ambulances still on scene. We have a call into #Salem Schools. #7News
— susantran (@susantran) May 5, 2016
School bus crash in #Salem. Witnesses describe students being taken off bus. At least 1 on stretcher. #7News pic.twitter.com/dsLa0QqBrX
— susantran (@susantran) May 5, 2016
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