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Report: 12 hurt after pickup crashes into Louisiana school bus

There were eight children on the bus at the time of the crash and some suffered "minor to moderate injuries."

Credit: WBRZ-TV

Authorities say 12 individuals were hurt after a pickup truck crashed into a school bus carrying children in East Feliciana Parish Friday morning.

EAST FELICIANA PARISH, La. — Authorities say 12 individuals were hurt after a pickup truck crashed into a school bus carrying children in East Feliciana Parish Friday morning.

WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge reports that the crash happened shortly after 7 a.m. on near Ethel, La., on Highway 19 and Highway 955. Three people were reportedly taken to the hospital, one of which was in critical condition.

Louisiana State Police tell WBRZ that the truck was trying to pass another car in a no-passing zone and struck the bus. The driver of the pickup was seriously injured.

There were eight children on the bus at the time of the crash and some suffered "minor to moderate injuries."

Pickup truck crashes into Head Start bus; 12 injured, one in critical condition

ETHEL - Officials say a crash involving a Head Start school bus and a pickup truck occurred Friday morning, at State Hwy 19 and State Hwy. 955 in the East Feliciana Parish community of Ethel. First responders were summoned to the scene shortly after 7:00 a.m., where a total of twelve people were found injured, one of the twelve in critical condition.

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