GREENLAND, N.H. — A bus with 11 kids from the Kittery Community Center in Maine crashed off Interstate 95 in Greenland, New Hampshire Friday morning.
The 14-seat charter bus had 11 children aboard, along with the driver.
Boston 25 News has been told 10 kids were taken to Exeter Hospital, while two adults and one child were taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
None of the injuries were considered life threatening, according to a statement from the Kittery Community Center.
NEW: Statement from Kittery town manager on crash; kids were on a field trip and following another bus of children when the van went off road @boston25 pic.twitter.com/71jLdn0k2a
— Kathryn Burcham (@kathrynburcham) August 10, 2018
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation tweeted Friday morning the crash happened at mile marker 10.6 on the southbound side of the interstate.
An employee at the Kittery Community Center tells me frantic parents are calling to check on their children after the crash @boston25
— Kathryn Burcham (@kathrynburcham) August 10, 2018
TRAFFIC ALERT: I-95 southbound has several lanes closed in Greenland at mile marker 10.6. Emergency crews have responded to a bus crash. pic.twitter.com/jgOgjLlTTd
— NHDOT (@NewHampshireDOT) August 10, 2018
TRAFFIC CAMMassive traffic backup on Interstate 95 southbound in Greenland, NH, after crash involving bus transporting children.
Posted by Boston 25 News on Friday, August 10, 2018
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