LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A crash involving a Jefferson County Public School bus injured at least 10 students and the driver of a car.
According to Louisville Metro Police, officers were called just after 8 a.m. Tuesday to the intersection where Baxter Avenue connects with East Chestnut and East Jefferson Streets.
LMPD said its initial investigation showed that JCPS bus #1881 was hit as a passenger vehicle was turning left and failed to yield. Both vehicles sustained damage.
JCPS spokesman Mark Hebert said there were 23 students on the bus headed to Waggener High School. He said there were no serious injuries, but 10 students were taken to Norton Children's Hospital for treatment for bumps and bruises. Seven were transported by EMS, and three others were taken by parents or other adults.
The man driving the passenger vehicle was also injured and taken to UofL Health Hospital in downtown Louisville. The driver of the bus was not injured.
LMPD's First Division is investigating.
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