BOOTHBAY, Maine — A school bus carrying one student crashed into a tree Friday morning in Boothbay.
The bus driver and the student were the only people on the bus at the time of the crash, which happened around 8:30 a.m. in the area of 191 East Side Road, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.
Officials believe the driver, Lyndon Roberts, 67, of Boothbay, may have suffered a medical event, causing him to lose control of the bus, according to a release from the sheriff's office.
Both Roberts and the student were taken to Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta for treatment of minor injuries, officials said.
The Boothbay Register reported that Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford said the student was outside the bus, conscious, and laying in the road when he arrived.
According to the Boothbay Register, Spofford said the student complained of back pain.
The sheriff's office, Boothbay Region EMS, and the Boothbay Fire Department responded to the crash. The scene was cleared around 9:40 a.m.
