Crime & Safety
School Bus Crashes Near O'Fallon, 3 Injured
Two Fort Zumwalt North Middle students and their driver were taken to a hospital. Their injuries are reportedly minor.
At least three people are injured after a school bus crashed into a ditch near O'Fallon Wednesday morning, News 4 reports. Two students and the driver were taken to a hospital, officials said, after the bus ran off the road and partially overturned on Hickory Hill Drive near Genteman Road shortly after 7 a.m.
Thirty-five Fort Zumwalt School District students were on the bus when it crashed. Officials said the bus was heading to Fort Zumwalt North Middle School for the first day of the school year.
All injuries are reportedly minor. A News 4 reporter posted this to Twitter this morning:
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Parents picking up their children after school bus flips on side along Hickory Hill Drive in O’Fallon, MO. We’ve confirmed 30 kids were on board. 2 kids transported, 1 adult. @KMOV #N4TM pic.twitter.com/zCMXCWUVNk
— Justin Andrews (@Justin_EAndrews) August 15, 2018
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