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District reviews safety after school bus struck crossing arm at Brailey Road; no major injuries reported
Summary
School officials reported that a PM run on Bus 17 reached a railroad crossing where bells and lights engaged; the bus backed and the crossing arm struck the top of the bus. District and bus vendor are in contact with the MBTA; the district is exploring bus monitors and additional training.
School business director Jack Higgins briefed the committee on an incident yesterday involving Bus 17 at the Brailey Road railroad crossing during an afternoon run.
According to Higgins, the driver stopped at the painted line, checked visually and audibly for trains, and began to proceed. Bells and lights activated before the bus reached the track, and the driver stopped and then reversed to the stop line; as the bus was reversing, the…
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