Massachusetts

10-year-old girl struck by falling tree limb while waiting for school bus

The girl suffered only minor injuries, according to police

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An 10-year-old girl was injured when she was struck by a falling tree limb while waiting for the school bus in Hudson, Massachusetts, on Monday morning.

Hudson police said they received a call around 9:30 a.m. for a report of a vehicle that had been struck by a tree in the area of Falls Brook Road and Laurel Drive.

According to police, the tree fell onto a vehicle in the road, with a branch striking a 10-year-old girl in the head. They said public works department employees had to be called out to cut the branch off of the car.

The girl was taken to Marlborough Hospital with minor injuries, police said. The girl's mother, who was in the car, was not injured.

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