Video shows Boston school bus crash into line of parked cars in Hyde Park; 3 pedestrians hit
BOSTON - Doorbell camera video shows a school bus crashing into a line of parked cars near a Hyde Park school Thursday morning in an incident that injured three pedestrians.
The Boston Public Schools bus can be seen hitting the back of one car and starting a chain reaction. The crash forced one SUV onto the top of another car, badly damaging the hood.
Three pedestrians were hit, including a child, Boston police told WBZ-TV. They were hospitalized with injuries that are not considered life-threatening. There were no students on board the bus at the time.
"It was just so loud. It happened so fast," witness Naomi Ramirez said.
The crash happened at about 8:15 a.m. on Gordon Avenue, near the Henry Grew Elementary School as parents were dropping off their kids.
One teacher, whose car was destroyed, says it's a miracle this wasn't worse. "There's no way considering the speed, there's no way to look at that other than a miracle," said the teacher, who did not want to be identified.
Witnesses say good Samaritans ran to help a child who was hurt, and the teachers helped a parent who ended up on the ground after dropping off their child.
"I seen a child on the ground. It was a girl. She was bleeding on her head, and it was just awful, awful," Ramirez said.
"Considering the speed, the impact, she suffered lacerations, obviously some back issues but God was very good to her," the teacher said.
Sixth grader Michael Ward said his classmates were distraught all day. "They were crying, because it was my friend who got hit," Michael said.
A source familiar with the investigation told WBZ-TV that the school bus driver may have experienced an acceleration malfunction.
"We're still making sure we're understanding all the details and are going to, with any situation with a city vehicle, ensure that there's a thorough investigation of all that happened," Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said.
Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.
There was still broken glass and debris at the scene hours later. Grew school principal Christina Michel said in a letter to families that a BPS crisis team is at the school Thursday to help any students or staff who witnessed the crash.
