LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Four JCPS buses were involved in four separate crashes Monday morning as classes resumed for all students in the district.Â
One crash involving JCPS Bus No. 1184 and a passenger vehicle happened just after 6:30 a.m. at Estate Drive and Hobart Court in the Cloverleaf neighborhood, according to a news release from Louisville Metro Police Department spokesman Aaron Ellis. One child was on the bus, but no injuries were reported.Â
That bus remained in operation and continued on its route.Â
Another crash, involving JCPS Bus No. 1855, happened a little after 7 a.m. at Six Mile Lane and Bardstown Road when the bus and an SUV collided.Â
A total of 31 students were on board, but no one was hurt.
Around 6:52 a.m., Bus No. 1306 was involved in a crash at Blankenbaker and Clarkwood. No injuries were reported but some parents did decide to pick up their students before the bus continued on its route.Â
A fourth JCPS was involved in a crash with a passenger vehicle just after 8 a.m. in the 3600 block of Chenoweth Run Road, near Jeffersontown Veterans Memorial Park. At this time a bus number is not available. JCPS said one student was on board the bus at the time and no injuries were reported.
The crashes came on the first day that all JCPS students returned to class after classes were canceled last week because of transportation issues that had some children arriving home as late as 9:57 p.m.
Elementary and middle school students returned to classrooms on Friday, and high schoolers did the same Monday morning.Â
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