Crime & Safety

11-Year-Old Girl Hit By School Bus In Braintree, Now Hospitalized

Braintree police have closed down Hillside Road after they say an 11-year-old girl was struck by a school bus.

BRAINTREE, MA — An 11-year-old student was transported to a Boston hospital Friday afternoon after police say he was struck by a school bus in Braintree.

Police arrived at the scene on Hillside Road around 2:30 p.m. to find the 11-year-old underneath the bus, but alert and conscious.

Police say they were able to remove her from under the bus with the help of the Braintree Fire Department and Brewster Ambulance Service.

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Police have closed Hillside Road to continue their investigation.

No further information was available.

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