All kids on crashed school bus avoid serious injury

ST. LOUIS — The principal of a suburban St. Louis elementary school says there is “huge relief” that all 13 students who were on a school bus that crashed avoided serious injury. The crash happened about 8 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 44 in St. Louis County after the bus swerved to avoid an accident, drove over a guardrail and down a steep embankment. The bus was taking the St. Louis students to the Hanna Woods Elementary School, their school in the suburb of Manchester.

Highway Patrol Sgt. Al Nothum says a car struck the median and spun toward the bus. It isn’t clear if the vehicles collided, but the bus swerved and ended up about 5 metres down a hill. Authorities initially said there were 14 students on the bus, but later revised that to 13. They were treated for scrapes and bruises.