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The crash took place in Hartford County around 1:20 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12 on Route 15 in East Hartford.
Sixteen students, most 16, and 17 years old, from Bridgeport, received minor injuries in the crash after the driver lost control of the bus and hit a concrete barrier twice on the highway off-ramp, said the Connecticut State Police.
State police said the crash occurred when the driver attempted to negotiate the left curve on the ramp but was unable to do so and the bus struck a concrete barrier on the right shoulder, then crossed over both lanes of traffic and hit the concrete barrier on the left shoulder.
The students were transported to three different hospitals with "possible injuries," state police said.
The driver, a 35-year-old Stratford woman identified as Tonya Felton, who was also injured, was issued an infraction for failing to drive in the proper lane.
State Police did not know which high school the students attended.
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