Five elementary school students and a staff member were taken to the hospital after a garbage truck hit a school bus in Plainfield around 8:45 a.m. Thursday.
No major injuries have been reported, according to the superintendent.
He said the school bus was heading to Shepard Hill Elementary School and a garbage truck hit it on Main Street in Moosup.
Five students in kindergarten through third grade who are between the ages of 5 and 8 and a staff member from the school were on the bus and they were taken to be medically evaluated as a precaution, according to police.
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The garbage truck driver was issued an infraction for failing to stop at a stop sign.
The school district’s response team has been activated to provide support to affected students, families and staff.
