Five students sustain injuries after school bus veers off road and hits guardrail on Overcreek Road in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Five students injured in school bus wreck
According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, at 2:29 p.m. a school bus carrying 25 students was travelling west on Overcreek Road near Gray Fox Run when it went off the road and struck a bridge guard rail before coming to a stop on the side of the road.
Spartanburg County school bus hits guardrail, sending 5 students to hospital, troopers say
"Five children were taken to the hospital for additional testing and observation. None of these children had visible injuries that we could observe but were complaining of pain or discomfort. We are so thankful that no one was seriously injured.
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