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Manatee County emergency crews are at the scene of a crash involving two school buses. The buses crashed around 3:30 p.m. at Cortez Road and 40th Street West in Bradenton. 12 students have been transported to Manatee Memorial Hospital and Blake Medical Center with minor injuries, according to the Manatee County Fire Rescue. The buses were transporting students from H.S. Moody Elementary in Bradenton when one bus hit the other bus from behind, according to a Manatee County Schools spokesperson. Seven ambulances responded to the crash.