Brandeis University student Vanessa Mark killed, 27 hurt in shuttle bus crash in Waltham - CBS Boston

WALTHAM - Brandeis University student Vanessa Mark was killed and more than two dozen others were hurt when a university shuttle bus crashed in Waltham late Saturday night.

In a joint statement Sunday, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Waltham Police Chief Kevin O'Connell said the bus was returning to campus from a hockey game at Northeastern University when it slammed into a tree on South Street around 10:30 p.m.

The remaining 26 students and the driver of the bus sustained injuries of varying degrees and were all transported to area hospitals," Ryan and O'Connell said in their statement.

Brandeis president Ron Liebowitz said Mark was "currently on leave," but added that she was living in Waltham and "was an active and cherished member of the Brandeis community.".

"Given the number of injured people and the different hospitals to which they were transported, it is taking time to determine the status of everyone involved, including which passengers are Brandeis students," university spokesperson Julie Jette told WBZ in an email.

We are all experiencing the shock of such a terrible accident, and everyone's recovery will take time," Liebowitz said.

We have been working with Waltham Police as the accident is investigated and will continue to be in close contact with the department.

The moment this morning when a tow truck carried away the bus contracted by Brandeis University involved in a crash late last night… 27 people were transported to the hospital.

Jette said the university has notified students, faculty and staff about the crash and that they are "providing counseling and support to students.".

Brandies students and faculty gather on campus to console one another after a horrific bus accident