5 kids sent to hospital after driver crashes into elementary school bus, NC crews say
Five children were taken to a hospital after a pickup truck collided with an elementary school bus in North Carolina, officials said.
While the kids on the bus weren’t seriously hurt, the pickup driver had “significant” injuries, Lenoir County Emergency Services wrote in a Facebook post.
The crash happened at about 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 25. It was reported in the La Grange area, roughly 70 miles southeast of Raleigh.
First responders said the pickup driver was carrying lawnmowers near an intersection when his truck collided with the La Grange Elementary School bus from behind. At the time, the bus was carrying 22 students, Lenoir County Public Schools told McClatchy News in an email.
Five children were taken to a hospital with minor injuries and were “quickly released,” school officials said. Meanwhile, officials arranged transportation for the other kids .
The driver was left “pinned” in his pickup truck and also went to a hospital for treatment, first responders wrote.
Photos that crews posted to Facebook show the pickup truck on the side of the road, with damage to its front end.
This story was originally published May 26, 2023 at 11:53 AM with the headline "5 kids sent to hospital after driver crashes into elementary school bus, NC crews say."
