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| Bus carrying high school students home from Harvard trip crashes in Boston | Bus carrying high school students home from Harvard trip crashes in Boston |
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| After a visit to Harvard University, dozens in a group of high school students and their adult chaperones were injured when their charter bus hit a bridge after police say the driver failed to heed low-clearance warning signs. | After a visit to Harvard University, dozens in a group of high school students and their adult chaperones were injured when their charter bus hit a bridge after police say the driver failed to heed low-clearance warning signs. |
| One person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and three with serious injuries, the Boston emergency medical services said. Thirty-four people were injured in all. | One person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and three with serious injuries, the Boston emergency medical services said. Thirty-four people were injured in all. |
| The bus was carrying 42 people and was heading back to the Philadelphia area when it struck an overpass at around 7.30pm on Saturday, Massachusetts state police said. Some passengers were trapped for more than an hour as rescue crews worked to free them. | The bus was carrying 42 people and was heading back to the Philadelphia area when it struck an overpass at around 7.30pm on Saturday, Massachusetts state police said. Some passengers were trapped for more than an hour as rescue crews worked to free them. |
| Authorities said the bus did not belong on the road, where a 10-foot height limit is in place and oversized vehicles are not authorized. State police said the driver, whose name was not released, "failed to heed signs" warning of the height limit and will likely be cited for an over-height violation. The driver was not injured. | Authorities said the bus did not belong on the road, where a 10-foot height limit is in place and oversized vehicles are not authorized. State police said the driver, whose name was not released, "failed to heed signs" warning of the height limit and will likely be cited for an over-height violation. The driver was not injured. |
| The driver looked down at his GPS and saw the bridge when he looked up, but it was too late to avoid hitting it, Ray Talmedge, owner of the Philadelphia-based Calvary Coach bus company, told WCAU-TV. | The driver looked down at his GPS and saw the bridge when he looked up, but it was too late to avoid hitting it, Ray Talmedge, owner of the Philadelphia-based Calvary Coach bus company, told WCAU-TV. |
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