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Vigil Held For Neshaminy Student Critically Injured in Crash
A prayer vigil was held in Penndel Monday night for Boston bus crash victim and Neshaminy High School student Matt Cruz.
Dozens of people descended upon Our Lady of Grace in Penndel for a prayer service held for borough resident and Neshaminy High School sophomore Matt Cruz. The 16-year-old was seriously hurt and remains in critical condition after the bus he was traveling in with over 40 other students and adult chaperons did not clear a low overpass bridge in Boston, Mass. while headed to Bristol on Saturday night. Cruz has undergone several surgeries, friends told Patch on Monday morning. “Our principal told us that when he came out of surgery, either last night or this morning, this morning he could move his feet and his toes,” Sarah Esher, a friend of Cruz, told CBS 3. Rev. Jim DeGrassa, who lead the service, asked members of the community to offer pray…
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Janet
11:41 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
I am a former Neshamany student and I pray for all of you. You will be in my prayers every night and every day. The Bus driver should have been paying attention to signs. But shoulda coulda woulda is not the answer just pray for the two that we're severly hurt. Good night for all even the adults that were with you. more ›