JCPS bus with 61 students on board involved in crash in Jeffersontown

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Jefferson County Public School bus was involved in a crash Friday afternoon in Jeffersontown.

Police responded to a crash between the bus and a sedan just after 4 p.m. near Six Mile Lane and Taylorsville Road.

A JCPS spokeswoman said Bus 1763 was carrying 61 students from Cochrane and Tully elementary schools.

Jeffersontown Police Chief Richard Sanders and JCPS said some students have complained of pain, but the injuries appear minor.

According to a JCPS spokesperson, 18 children were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

"I am a parent so obviously concerned anytime there is injuries that are related to any kind of collision with a school bus so out of caution, that's why we wanted to go ahead and have them check out if there was any students complaining whatsoever of pain," Sgt. Brandon Gwynn, a spokesperson for Jeffersontown Police, said.

The other students were taken to Kennedy Elementary School, but other buses were used to take some kids straight home.

There is no information about whether anyone in the sedan was injured or what caused the crash.