School Bus With Students Aboard Runs Off Route 309 In Canton School Bus With Students Aboard Runs Off Route 309 In Canton School Bus With Students Aboard Runs Off Route 309 In Canton
School Bus With Students Aboard Runs Off Route 309 In Canton Two students escaped injury when a school bus ran off Route 309 in Canton on Monday morning, Oct. 19, fire officials said. Canton police and firefighters responded and found the bus off the road. Crews remained there for hours until the bus could be removed, officials said. The cause was not immediately known. The information provided did not say whether the driver was hurt. No student was injured.  Police are investigating the cause of the crash. 

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