Vehicle collides with school bus causing minor injuries in Montague City

MONTAGUE CITY — Two people were transported to Baystate Franklin Medical Center for minor injuries after a car and school bus collided at the intersection of Montague City Road and Depot Street Tuesday afternoon.

According to Staff Sergeant James Deery of the Montague Police Department, a call came in at 2:54 p.m. for a reported motor vehicle collision at the intersection.

He said a school bus carrying students from a sports team from the Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School were on board, traveling northbound on Montague City Road, and a Honda Pilot was traveling south when the collision happened.

Deery said there was damage to the left rear corner of the bus, and the Honda had front-end damage.

The Turners Falls Fire Department, Turners Falls Ambulance and an AMR ambulance were on scene, with each ambulance crew transporting a bus passenger to the medical center. Students and other people involved were checked out on scene.

The cause of the crash is under investigation, Deery said. The bus was able to drive away from the scene, and the Honda Pilot was towed.