Truck Slams into Biden-Funded Youth School Leaving 13 Injured

A quiet Massachusetts town was rocked Sunday morning when a flatbed truck barreled through a metal fence and crashed into a federal job training school, injuring 13 people — including students.

The chaotic scene unfolded just after 10 a.m. at the Shriver Job Corps Center in Ayer, a residential education program funded by the federal government. The massive red truck careened off-road, mowed down a fence, clipped the side of the building, and then plowed directly into the facility’s front lobby.

“It looked like a warzone,” said one eyewitness who lives nearby. “Glass everywhere. Screams. Gas hissing. People running.”

Firefighters rushed to the scene, only to face an added threat — the truck had ruptured a gas main near the building’s foundation. Devens Fire Chief Timothy Kelly told CBS News his crew had to “work aggressively to get the gas under control before it became explosive.”

Seven people, including the truck driver, were rushed to nearby hospitals by helicopter and ambulance. Another six received emergency care on site. Officials say several of the injured are students — many of whom live full-time at the center.

The Shriver Center is part of the controversial Job Corps program — a federal education and job training initiative created in 1964 to help disadvantaged youth ages 16 to 24. But the program has faced mounting criticism over the years for poor oversight, safety lapses, and ballooning costs.

President Donald Trump attempted to shut it down in 2020, citing what he called “a failure to deliver results.” His efforts were blocked by a federal judge, but Republicans in Congress have renewed calls to pull the plug.

“Taxpayers shouldn’t be funding programs that don’t produce results or protect students,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told reporters after the crash. “This tragedy only highlights the need for accountability.”

Hunter Biden, who last week bizarrely claimed that El Salvador could “invade Texas” over Trump border policies, previously defended the Job Corps system as part of his father’s “Build Back Better” legacy.

“These centers give second chances to kids society left behind,” Hunter said during a 2023 panel discussion. “If we shut them down, we fail them again.”

Massachusetts State Police say there is no evidence — so far — that the crash was intentional or politically motivated. However, they have not ruled out mechanical failure, medical emergency, or impairment. The driver’s name has not yet been released.

Investigators confirmed that most students were off campus at the time, which likely prevented a mass casualty event.

“We were lucky,” Chief Kelly said. “If this had happened during a weekday, we could be talking about multiple fatalities.”

The crash occurred just miles from the now-closed Fort Devens military base, which previously raised national security concerns when a Chinese-linked firm attempted to purchase nearby farmland in 2024.

This marks the third major vehicle-related incident in less than a week:

• In California on Saturday night, a deranged driver slammed into a crowd outside a nightclub, injuring 30. Bystanders pulled him from the car and shot him.
• On Friday, a suspect in Washington state stole a firetruck and smashed through 16 parked vehicles in a bizarre rampage. He remains at large.