Police Identify Driver in Framingham Bus Crash

Originally posted on Friday, Jan. 29. Updated for Saturday’s 6 a.m. newsletter.

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The female driver of the car that struck a Framingham school bus on Thursday afternoon, sending 10 students to the hospital with minor injuries, will be cited, said Framingham Police Lt Stephen Cronin.

Lt. Cronin told Patch on Thursday night the driver will be cited for failure to yield to a school bus.

The Framingham woman driver was coming out of Lyman road and making a left turn when she crashed into the school bus on Edgell Road, said Lt. Cronin.

Barbara Weisman, 63, of Lyman Road of Framingham was transported to the hospital with “non-life threatening injuries,” and later released.

The school bus was carrying 31 elementary students, according to a press release issued by the Framingham Public Schools at 5:18 p.m. on Thursday. An initial press release said there were 40 students on the bus.

Initially, Superintendent of Schools Stacy Scott said 13 students had minor injuries, but the number has been lowered to 10 students, according to the latest press release.

More than a half dozen ambulances, along with Framingham Fire and Framingham Police responded to the scene.

Parents once hearing about a bus crash on Edgell Road near the Dunning neighborhood, began rushing to the scene as well.

Framingham Police are still investigating the crash

Bus #15 was transporting students from Dunning Elementary and Hemenway Elementary, said Lt Cronin.