MINT HILL, N.C. — Twenty Charlotte Mecklenburg School students riding a school bus Friday afternoon were involved in a crash along Blair Road in Mint Hill. Six people were injured in the crash involving the school bus and another vehicle.
Bus 597 was involved in the crash near Allen Station Drive after leaving Rocky River High School. It was hit by another vehicle driving through an intersection, according to Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools.
Medic treated a total of six patients among the two vehicles. Medical officials determined three of the people injured had minor injuries while the other three had serious injuries. Among those taken to the hospital were the school bus driver and two students, according to the school district.
David Legrand, the principal of Rocky River High School, sent this message to parents:
This afternoon, bus 597 was involved in an accident. While driving through an intersection, a vehicle hit the bus on the left side. Twenty students were on board at the time of the accident. The paramedics were called to evaluate two Rocky River High School students and the bus driver, and out of an abundance of caution the bus driver and two students were transported to a nearby hospital. Bus 270 will transport the remaining students home this afternoon.
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