Crime & Safety

Tree Falls On School Bus In Bristow, No Students Aboard: Police

Officials say a school bus was hit by a fallen tree Wednesday afternoon.

A fallen tree on a school bus in Bristow injured the bus driver Wednesday afternoon, Prince William County Police say.
A fallen tree on a school bus in Bristow injured the bus driver Wednesday afternoon, Prince William County Police say. (Emily Leayman/Patch)

Editor's note: Prince William County Public Schools clarified that the school bus was hit by a fallen tree and did not crash.

BRISTOW, VA — A tree crashed onto a school bus in Bristow Wednesday afternoon, according to Prince William County Police. No students were on the bus.

The incident happened in the area of Devlin Road and University Drive. According to Prince William County Public Schools, the school bus did not experience a crash but was hit by a fallen tree. The bus driver was taken to the hospital with injuries.

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Police said no other vehicles were involved. PWCS personnel staff were on the scene to provide support.

Crash investigators were on the scene to investigate.

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