School bus carrying 18 Malden Catholic students in three-vehicle crash

Two drivers injured, no students hurt; street light and mailbox at Highland Ave. & Maple St. toppled

By Steve Freker

A school bus carrying 18 Malden Catholic students took out a street light, fire hydrant and mailbox in a three-vehicle crash on Wednesday morning. The bus careened up over the curb and onto a front lawn, narrowly missing the front porch of a home on Highland Avenue. The crash happened at 7:45 a.m., before school, near the intersection of Maple Street and Highland Avenue, according to the Malden Fire Department.

No students were reported injured as a result of the crash, though the drivers of the two vehicles other than the school bus allegedly were injured, according to online reports. According to reports, they were taken to a hospital for treatment. Their names were not immediately available. Two other passenger vehicles were also damaged in the crash, which left the Healey Inc. bus lodged up against a large shrub outside a two-family home.

According to a Malden Catholic spokesperson, none of the 18 students aboard the bus at the time of the crash were injured. Healy Bus Transportation owns the bus and runs the service for the school. “We thank Malden Police, Fire, and Emergency Services for arriving so quickly to the scene, and for Malden Catholic Staff who rushed to make sure the students were okay and brought them safely to school where they are attending classes,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

An investigation by Malden Police traffic investigation personnel is ongoing.