A school bus driver was taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after her bus collided with another vehicle in Orange while driving students home from middle school, according to police.
Police said the bus, which was carrying students from Carrigan Middle School in West Haven, struck a car that was stopped and waiting to turn at the intersection of Boston Post Road and Smith Farms Road in Orange around 2:45 p.m.
The driver, 52-year-old Sandra Carmena, was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. She was issued an infraction for following too close.
Police said no students were injured. The other driver was not hurt.
