20-year-old motorcyclist dies in Westford crash involving school bus
The bus was carrying junior high school student athletes, officials said.
A 20-year-old man was killed in a crash involving his motorcycle and a school bus full of students in Westford Thursday afternoon.
Authorities received a call reporting the collision on West Street near Blanchard Middle School around 3:48 p.m., according to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s office.
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School District bus was carrying junior high school student athletes, Superintendent Peter Light said in a statement.
No students or staff members were physically injured, Light said.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, the District Attorney’s office said in a statement.
West Street remains blocked off after a school bus hits and kills a motorcyclist in Westford. The bus was filled with students headed to an athletic event at the Blanchard Middle School.#Boston25 pic.twitter.com/8IZOSWJF45
— John Monahan (@JohnMonahanTV) September 19, 2019
According to Light, per procedure, the bus driver has been placed on leave while Westford police, the District Attorney’s office, and Massachusetts State Police investigate the incident.
“The operator of the school bus was transported to an area hospital as a precaution but did not sustain any injuries,” the District Attorney’s office said. “No charges have been filed at this point in the investigation.”
Light said the school district has been in contact with all of the families of the students that were on the bus. Counseling and support services will be made available to students and staff, he said.
“We are deeply saddened by this news and our hearts go out to the family of the motorcyclist and the Westford community,” Light said.
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