Crime & Safety
Walsingham Elementary Student Injured in School Bus Accident
A child was taken to the hospital for minor injuries after the school bus he was on was hit by a car.
One student was transported to this morning after a school bus accident, said Melanie Marquez, a spokeswoman with the Pinellas County Schools.
The bus was on US-19 and 66th St. N when it was side swiped by a car around 6:55 a.m., Marquez said.
The approximately nine-year-old student was looking out a window when another vehicle struck the bus. The child hit his head and was taken to the hospital with very minor injuries, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
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There were 35 students and one assistant on the bus at the time of the accident. The rest of the students were transported to school by another bus, Marquez said.