UNION COUNTY, Fla. – Four students in Union County were rushed to an area hospital on Wednesday after a pickup truck driver rear-ended their school bus.
The wreck took place at about 3:15 p.m. after school on State Road 121 just south of Raiford.
Union County Sheriff’s deputies said a pickup truck driver failed to stop at an intersection and rear-ended the bus.
Four of the students onboard the bus were take to Lake Butler Hospital as a precaution.
Some of the remaining students were picked up by their parents at the scene of the crash and the other students on the school bus were immediately loaded onto another bus and taken to their homes.
Several school staff members were on scene to assist parents, according to the sheriff’s office.
The 16-year-old driver of the pickup truck was taken to Shands Gainesville Medical Center, but is expected to be OK.
The Florida Highway Patrol was investigating the crash. There was no word on whether any charges would be filed.