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A student was hit by a tractor trailer while getting off a bus in Gray Tuesday afternoon. Tractor Heads
Authorities are investigating the incident near 135 Lewiston Rd.
According to officials, the 13-year-old student had just exited the school bus and was crossing the road when he was hit. The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says the child was taken to Maine Medical Center with serious injuries.
Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce says the semi truck was coming up behind the stopped bus, which had the flashing stoplights and stop sign arm activated.
Investigators at the scene afterward were seen measuring the tire marks on the road where the truck driver appears to have applied the brakes. Experts with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office are working to reconstruct the incident.
There were 17 middle and high-school aged students on board the bus at the time.
The superintendent of MSAD 15 Gray-New Gloucester confirms he met with a crisis response team following the incident.
Officials say the tractor trailer is owned by Bard Trucking out of Farmington, Maine. It was being driven by 49-year-old Jeffrey Lane.
This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more.
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