2 children sustain minor injuries in Sandwich school bus accident
SANDWICH - A school bus accident sent two children to the hospital with minor injuries Wednesday afternoon.
A school bus from Sandwich's Oak Ridge School, which serves third through sixth grades, and a pick-up truck collided at the intersection of Farmersville and Cotuit roads at about 2 p.m.
Twenty-one students were on the bus, which sustained minor damage. The children were taken back to the school and were evaluated by members of the Sandwich Fire Department.
No serious injuries were reported, but two children, between the ages of 9-12, who complained of soreness, were transported to Cape Cod Hospital.
The driver of the truck, which had heavier damage, was also transported to the hospital.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
