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Nine students taken to hospital after school bus crash in Jackson
A school bus collided with another vehicle in Jackson, Mississippi, on Tuesday morning.
The crash happened near Forest Hill High School, at Forest Hill Road and Raymond Road.
Nine of the 13 students on the bus were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and they were taken to a hospital by ambulance.
The bus driver was also taken for medical treatment.
Another bus took the four students who did not need treatment to their schools.
The collision’s cause is still unclear, and no further steps were described.
Nine students were injured in a school bus collision in Jackson on Tuesday, October 20.
Jackson Public Schools said 13 students were on the bus and nine received medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
The bus driver was also treated for injuries.
The collision happened on Forest Hill Road near Forest Hill High School.
The cause of the collision is unclear.
- Who
- Thirteen students and the bus driver were on the school bus. Nine students were treated for injuries.
- What
- A school bus collided with a vehicle. Nine students were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
- When
- Tuesday, October 20, around 7:50 a.m.
- Where
- Forest Hill Road near Raymond Road, in front of Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Mississippi.
- Why
- The cause of the collision is unclear.
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A school bus and a vehicle collided on Forest Hill Road near Forest Hill High School.
Nine students received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, and the bus driver was also treated.
- Students on bus
- 13
- Students treated
- 9, with non-life-threatening injuries
- Bus driver
- Also treated for injuries
- Location
- Forest Hill Road and Raymond Road, Jackson
- Date and time
- Tuesday, October 20, around 7:50 a.m.
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It was just hurtful to hear he was in an accident. The first thing that a mom, for me, you know, I didn't want to think of the worse,
But when I did see him, he was kind of like ... couldn't really walk, but he hugged me, and we hugged each other tight, and we had to pray together,