Traffic & Transit
Child Hospitalized After Wrong-Way Driver Hits School Bus
There were 43 kids on the bus when the crash happened in Santa Cruz County.
SANTA CRUZ, CA — A child ended up in a hospital with minor injuries Tuesday morning when her school bus was hit by a wrong-way driver in Santa Cruz County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
At about 7:30 a.m., the bus with 43 kids on board was headed south on Green Valley Road near Casserly Road when a Kia Forte driven by a 28-year-old man from Freedom veered into the southbound lane, CHP officials said.
A 13-year-old girl and the Kia driver were taken to Natividad Medical Center with minor injuries.
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The cause of the crash is still under investigation but it doesn't appear as if alcohol or drugs were factors, according to the CHP.
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