Cape Cod School Bus Crash: 8 Students Hurt

YARMOUTH, MA — Eight students and their school bus driver were hurt in a crash in Yarmouth Monday, according to police. The crash happened on Station Avenue at about 4 p.m. when the driver of a sport utility slammed into the rear of the bus, police said. The SUV driver, a 54-year-old Yarmouthport woman, was charged with "failing to use care in stopping." Her name was not released.

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The children and driver suffered minor injuries, police said. There were 14 other students aboard the bus who were not hurt, police said.

The crash happened near Stop & Shop as the bus slowed down for a stop sign, police said. The woman was driving a Chevrolet Equinox, police said.

"(She) did not recognize and react in time to avoid the collision and was issued a citation for failing to use care in stopping," Yarmouth police said in a statement.

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