Crime & Safety
Bus Carrying Princeton Students Crashes Into Building
At least four students were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and the bus driver was hospitalized.

WEST HAVEN, CT — A bus carrying Princeton students to the Princeton-Yale game in New Haven crashed into a building in Connecticut on Saturday morning, according to officials.
Four students suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital as a precaution, Princeton University said in a statement. The bus driver was hospitalized.
"It appears a coach style bus was exiting the I-95 northbound exit 43 ramp when it crossed the intersection without stopping and continued onto the property of Anderson glass where it came to a stop after colliding with the structure located in the parking lot," police in West Haven, Connecticut said in a statement.
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About 40 Princeton students and the driver were on the bus, according to NBC.
The students who were not injured are taking a different bus to the game, a police official told NBC.
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Four of the five victims are listed in "good condition" at Yale-New Haven Hospital and a fifth person is in "fair condition," WTNH News 8 reports.
"With the well-being of our students and other travelers in mind, University officials from the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students and many other departments are working to gather accurate information about what happened and to assist all those affected," Princeton said in the statement.
Family members seeking information can call the Department of Public Safety at 609-258-1000.
West Haven Police supervisor on scene says 40 Princeton students and the driver were on the bus. 36 students were transferred to another bus and taken to the Yale game. At this time, police believe the bus had a brake issue that caused the driver to lose control. #nbcct pic.twitter.com/mXxtDfE036
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