Minor Injuries After College Shuttle Bus Crash in Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH, RI—A 19-year-old female Roger Williams University student was transported to Newport Hospital for precautionary reasons after the shuttle bus she was riding in was involved in a motor vehicle accident Tuesday night.

Portsmouth Fire Department Deputy Chief MIchael P. O’Brien said that firefighters were dispatched at around 10:08 p.m. for a report that a shuttle bus was involved in an accident with a second vehicle at Boyd’s Lane and Anthony Road.

Crews arrived about six minutes later and found the bus with heavy damage. It had been pushed into a guardrail, O’Brien said, and it had also collided with a utility pole support cable.

The bus driver and six students were on the bus during the crash and nobody was seriously hurt. Two had minor complaints, firefighters said, and the 19-year-old who was taken to the hospital is expected to be OK.

National Grid was dispatched to inspect the pole.

Firefighters cleared the scene by 10:48 p.m.

It is unclear what caused the crash.