Overview

• Harford County Sheriff’s Office says a vehicle turning left on Route 543 was struck from behind and pushed into the path of a Harford County Public Schools bus.
• Deputies report a 16-year-old girl in the struck car died and the 17-year-old driver was transported to Shock Trauma with serious injuries.
• Harford County Public Schools says multiple students on the bus sustained minor injuries and were taken to local hospitals, with others taken back to C. Milton Wright High School.
• The driver of the rear vehicle, a 39-year-old man, remained at the scene and was not injured, according to deputies.
• Authorities continue to investigate the crash as earlier witness claims of cellphone use have not been confirmed, and SkyTeam 11 observed a Maryland State Police helicopter at the scene.