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Seven students ok after Johnston Co. school bus crash, drivers hospitalized

Seven students were on the bus at the time of the crash.
Posted 2023-04-17T20:05:08+00:00 - Updated 2023-04-17T21:31:05+00:00
Seven students ok, drivers hospitalized after Johnston Co. bus crash

Seven Johnston County students are ok after a school bus crash on Monday.

According to Caitlin Furr of JCPS, school bus 180 was traveling from Princeton Middle/High School and crashed just after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Brogden Road and Brogden School Road .

Local authorities said the driver of the car involved was attempting to pass in a no-passing zone when it collided with the bus. The bus attempted to avoid the crash and drove into the ditch.

None of the students were injured.

The bus driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Authorities said the other driver was "pinned" in her car and transported to WakeMed with serious injuries.

Brogden Road reopened at 5:35 p.m.

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