Crime & Safety
Three Students, Driver Injured in School Bus Accident
There were four students on the bus at the time of the collision, which occurred Friday afternoon in Johns Creek.
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Three students and one adult were injured Friday afternoon in a school bus accident in Johns Creek.
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The crash occurred Friday afternoon when the bus was T-boned by a commercial vehicle at the corner of Douglas and Jones Bridge roads, said Capt. Chris Byers with the Johns Creek Police Department.
It was determined the truck, which carries cement, ran the red light at the intersection, Byers said.
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The bus catering to special needs students was transporting the children from Lake Windward Elementary School just before 3 p.m. when the collision occurred, Byers said.
Samantha Evans, spokesperson with the Fulton County School System, said there were four students on the bus at the time of the crash.
Byers said three students and the driver suffered non-life threatening injuries. Evans added the driver’s ”minor injury” was situated along his leg.
The driver of the truck will be cited for traffic signal violation, Byers stated.
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