Officials are naming the Brandeis University student who was killed in a shuttle bus crash that injured 27 other people, the vast majority of whom are fellow Brandeis students.A Brandeis University spokesperson said the Waltham Police Department identified the victim who died as undergraduate student Vanessa Mark.”Vanessa was an active and cherished member of the Brandeis community,” the spokesperson said in a statement. A statement from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said the bus was returning 27 Brandeis students to campus from a hockey game at Northeastern University on Saturday when the vehicle crashed into a tree on the 800 block of South Street shortly after 10:30 p.m.One neighbor said she heard the crash and heard screaming. Pictures and video from the scene showed a heavily damaged bus with a Joseph’s Transportation logo on it.The university confirmed that the bus was contracted by Brandeis and is owned by Joseph Transportation, of Medford. Authorities said Mark was pronounced dead at the scene and that the remaining 26 students, along with the bus driver, were transported to area hospitals with injuries of varying degrees. Aside from Mark, the DA’s Office and Waltham police are not identifying any of the individuals involved. A Brandeis University spokesperson told NewsCenter 5 that five people involved in the crash remain hospitalized as of 10 a.m. Sunday.The heavily-damaged bus was towed away from the crash scene early Sunday morning.The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Waltham Police, the Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office and the Massachusetts State Police Crash Reconstruction Section. No charges have been filed in connection with the crash at this time.Brandeis officials said the university will be providing counseling services to students 24/7 at 781-736-3730. The university’s counseling center will be open from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday with grief counselors available to students.At 11 a.m. Sunday, Brandeis President Ronald D. Liebowitz and a handful of other individuals held a brief community engagement meeting at the campus center. The university has canceled classes on Monday and Tuesday, effectively extending the Thanksgiving holiday break that was scheduled to start Wednesday and last through Friday.”This will enable some students to return to family and friends sooner than the normal holiday schedule would have allowed,” reads a statement from the Brandeis spokesperson.Brandeis students who will remain on campus during the Thanksgiving holiday will have additional opportunities to gather and receive support from the university.
WALTHAM, Mass. —
Officials are naming the Brandeis University student who was killed in a shuttle bus crash that injured 27 other people, the vast majority of whom are fellow Brandeis students.
A Brandeis University spokesperson said the Waltham Police Department identified the victim who died as undergraduate student Vanessa Mark.
“Vanessa was an active and cherished member of the Brandeis community,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
A statement from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said the bus was returning 27 Brandeis students to campus from a hockey game at Northeastern University on Saturday when the vehicle crashed into a tree on the 800 block of South Street shortly after 10:30 p.m.
One neighbor said she heard the crash and heard screaming. Pictures and video from the scene showed a heavily damaged bus with a Joseph’s Transportation logo on it.
The university confirmed that the bus was contracted by Brandeis and is owned by Joseph Transportation, of Medford.
Authorities said Mark was pronounced dead at the scene and that the remaining 26 students, along with the bus driver, were transported to area hospitals with injuries of varying degrees. Aside from Mark, the DA’s Office and Waltham police are not identifying any of the individuals involved.
A Brandeis University spokesperson told NewsCenter 5 that five people involved in the crash remain hospitalized as of 10 a.m. Sunday.
The heavily-damaged bus was towed away from the crash scene early Sunday morning.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Waltham Police, the Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office and the Massachusetts State Police Crash Reconstruction Section. No charges have been filed in connection with the crash at this time.
Brandeis officials said the university will be providing counseling services to students 24/7 at 781-736-3730. The university’s counseling center will be open from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday with grief counselors available to students.
At 11 a.m. Sunday, Brandeis President Ronald D. Liebowitz and a handful of other individuals held a brief community engagement meeting at the campus center.
Brandeis University
The university has canceled classes on Monday and Tuesday, effectively extending the Thanksgiving holiday break that was scheduled to start Wednesday and last through Friday.
“This will enable some students to return to family and friends sooner than the normal holiday schedule would have allowed,” reads a statement from the Brandeis spokesperson.
Brandeis students who will remain on campus during the Thanksgiving holiday will have additional opportunities to gather and receive support from the university.
