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4 Children Sent to Hospital After Crash Involving School Bus in East Haven

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Several children were sent to the hospital after a school bus was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in East Haven on Tuesday morning.

East Haven police said the crash involved a school bus, a tractor-trailer and a car and happened on Hemingway Avenue around 7:40 a.m.

Four students were taken to the hospital, according to the police. They are expected to be discharged soon.

Investigators said they do not believe the drivers of the tractor-trailer or car are injured.

Another bus is at the scene transferring the rest of the students over so they can get to school, authorities added.

Hemingway Avenue was closed, but has since reopened.

The crash remains under investigation.

Editor's Note: Police originally said said seven students were going to the hospital to be treated for injuries. They later corrected the number of students to four.

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