A bus accident near Massachusetts’ Brandeis University on Saturday night left a student dead and 27 others injured, including the students and the bus driver.
The bus was heading to Brandeis University after a hockey game at Northeastern University in Boston when it crashed into a tree, according to a joint statement issued by the Middlesex County District Attorney’s office with the Waltham Police Chief. . Brandeis University stated that most of the injured were college students.
“Preliminary investigation suggests the bus crashed into a tree on South Street at approximately 10:32 p.m. A student was pronounced dead at the scene,” the statement read. “The remaining 26 students and the bus driver suffered injuries of varying degrees and all were transported to area hospitals.”
Video at the scene shows the bus severely vandalized, with the front and left side of the bus badly damaged. The bus had multiple windows broken and was sitting right next to a tree with branches scattered everywhere.
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The Weston Fire Department declared it a “mass casualty incident,” according to NBC Boston.
The bus accident near Brandeis University left one dead and 27 injured, according to authorities.
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“It’s really scary for me because I’m a person who uses the Boston to Cambridge shuttle frequently,” Draken Garfinkel, a Brandeis University senior, told WBZ. “A lot of times I use it to go see my brother in Boston or he comes here to see me, and just to think if one of us was on that bus, it’s incredibly disturbing.”
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The conditions of both the students and the bus driver have not been disclosed. Brandeis University said in a statement that the identity of the slain individual has not yet been released.
The Weston Fire Department declared the bus accident a “mass casualty incident,” according to NBC Boston.
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“There was a lot of blood and people were obviously very hurt,” resident Meghan Jacobs told NBC Boston. “It’s very shocking, very shocking…it wasn’t expected, obviously. It’s horrible, and I’m praying for everyone.”
First responders at the scene of a bus accident en route to Brandeis University from Boston.
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The cause of the accident is currently under investigation, according to the prosecutor’s statement. “The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Waltham Police, Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office, and the Massachusetts State Police Crash Reconstruction Section” are involved in the investigation. in progress.
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“Brandeis has notified students, faculty and staff of the accident; we are providing advice and support to students and will continue to do so in the coming days,” the university said.
