CARIBOU — A 17-year-old Caribou teen was taken to Cary Medical Center after he was struck by a school bus on the afternoon of Oct. 26.
Caribou Police Officer Jason Matheson said that the accident that injured the male juvenile took place just after 3 p.m. on Sweden Street.
Matheson reported that the teenager was walking when he entered a crosswalk and was hit by the bus from Eastern Aroostook RSU 39 school district.
Police are still conducting an investigation into what exactly happened. The teen reportedly was not texting or using a cell phone at the time he was struck. The names of the teen and the bus driver are not being released at this point.
Matheson credited Tim Guerrette and Greg Belanger of the Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department for doing an excellent job at the scene and getting the teen to the Caribou hospital.
According to Matheson, the teen suffered a couple of broken bones and is expected to make a full recovery.
Matheson was assisted by Officer Doug Bell.
