CASTLETON, VT : A local woman was killed and a child seriously hurt in a crash near the Castleton on Wednesday, January, 24th 2018

Police said a local woman was killed and a child seriously hurt in a crash near the Castleton Community Center on Wednesday afternoon.

Castleton Police said Crystal M. Anderson, 34, also known as Crystal Hall, was killed when the 2007 Honda Civic she was driving collided with a 2012 white transport bus owned by the community center.

She was taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead at 3:03 p.m., police said.

Police said Anderson had two 13-year-olds in her car who they would not identify, except to say that they were not her children. Both children were taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center. One was released with minor injuries while the other was flown by helicopter to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, according to police.

The bus was empty except for driver Terrance Riley Jr. of Castleton, who police said was not hurt.

Police said speed and “possible intoxicants” appear to have factored into the crash, and that an autopsy had been ordered on Anderson.

Police Chief Peter Mantiello said he saw Anderson just before the crash, at around 1:30 p.m., driving west on Route 4A at “above-average speed.” He said both vehicles sustained extensive damage.

“It was crazy,” he said of the crash scene.

The road was closed for five hours as Environmental Services of Williston cleaned up spilled gasoline, according to police.

Mantiello said he did not know if Anderson or her passengers were wearing seatbelts.

“I haven’t really looked at the car,” he said. “It’s secured right now. I’ll deal with that tomorrow.”

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Mantiello at 468-5012. Mantello said more details will be released as they become available.

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Castleton woman killed in Route 4A crash