UPDATED: 10:51 a.m., Wednesday:
Police said the student suffered no broken bones and had a laceration on the head. However, he avoided more serious injuries when he was struck by the car.
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Officer Andrew Herman said the driver of the striking vehicle said he was looking at the car’s radio when he struck the boy. The bus had its stop sign and red lights on at the time.
The driver of the striking vehicle will receive a number of citations, Herman said.
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A student from Carl Sandburg Middle School was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning.
The crash happened at 7:24 a.m. on Woodbourne Road near the Woodbourne Apartments in Middletown.
According to a statement from the Neshaminy School District, the student was crossing Woodbourne Road to catch his bus when a vehicle struck the minor. The striking vehicle remained at the scene.
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A source said the male student suffered minor injuries and was conscious and alert while being transported to St. Mary Medical Center. The school district said an administrator and the student’s parents accompanied the boy to the hospital.
“The bus delivered the remainder of the students to Carl Sandburg Middle School with help from additional Neshaminy drivers. Those students were offered counseling once they arrived, and their parents and guardians were notified of the incident,” according to the school district.
