Last Updated on June 6, 2017 by CCAR Staff
YUCAIPA >> A pickup truck veered off Yucaipa Boulevard midday Tuesday, running down several Yucaipa High School students waiting at a bus stop, Cal Fire officials said.
Shortly before 12:30 p.m., several people called 911 to report a silver pickup truck hitting five students at a bus stop across from Yucaipa High School, 33000 Yucaipa Blvd.
Sheriff’s deputies at the scene said a boy who attends the school was leaving campus, making a left turn onto Yucaipa Boulevard, when the engine revved. Authorities said he lost control and the truck careened into the bus stop.
• Photos: Truck hits students waiting at Yucaipa bus stop
Three students were taken to a local hospital. One student had a possible broken leg, and two others had minor injuries, the deputies said.
The driver, who is a minor and was not identified, was cited by deputies and released to his mother.
• Video: Truck hits students at Yucaipa bus stop
The last day of school at Yucaipa High is today.
