Bus hits overpass in Boston, injuring passengers
Feb 3, 2013, 1:57 AM
BOSTON (AP) – Fire officials say a charter bus full of passengers has struck a bridge on Boston, injuring an unknown number of people.
The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The Boston Fire Department says on Twitter that the bus carry 42 people was coming from Harvard University and was heading home to Pennsylvania when it struck an overpass in the Allston neighborhood.
The Fire Department says some passengers are trapped. Photos on the department’s website show firefighters lifting victims strapped to boards through the roof of the bus.
The Fire Department didn’t immediately return phone messages seeking details on the crash.
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