NEW GLOUCESTER — Three students were taken to a hospital after an Auburn school bus and a vehicle collided Tuesday morning.
The crash happened about 8:15 a.m. near Lewiston and Gloucester Hill roads.
According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle operated by the Morrison Center, which provides services to children with developmental disabilities, was turning onto Lewiston Road when it hit the school bus.
A student and a 77-year-old driver were in the school bus, and there were four juvenile students, a staff member and a 25-year-old driver inside the Morrison Center vehicle.
Three students were taken to Maine Medical Center for precautionary reasons.
No other injuries were reported.
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