Students Injured After Bus Collides With Car: Sheriff's Office

WOODSTOCK, GA — Multiple media outlets are reporting that four students were injured Friday morning after their bus collided with a car.

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office told WGCL-TV (CBS46) that "a passenger vehicle and school bus collided at the intersection of Bells Ferry and Old Bascomb roads" around 8 a.m.

WGCL-TV (CBS46) said there were 32 students on the bus, and 15 complained of injury. Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services personnel checked out the students and cleared most, but four were taken to a local hospital by the request of their parents.

A school spokesperson told WXIA-TV (11Alive) that a car hit a bus on its way to Etowah High School.

"The school said there were 'no serious injuries reported,'" the station reported. "A replacement bus was sent to the scene to transport the students to school. One other vehicle was involved. The driver of that car was taken to that hospital."

The status of the injured students and the cause of the crash are currently unknown.

Patch will update this story with more information.