Car hits Howard school bus after inauguration

A school bus carrying the Glenelg High School jazz band after it performed at swearing-in ceremonies for new Howard County leaders was hit by a car on Monday night, police said. The bus, with 21 students, two teachers and the driver, was traveling from Howard High School in Ellicott City to Glenelg High School. Police said the driver of a Mazda 3 hit a deer and lost control of the car before hitting the bus on Ten Oaks Road in Dayton, less than a mile from the school, at about 9 p.m. The car’s driver was taken to Howard County General Hospital with minor injuries and no one on the bus was injured, according to police. No charges were filed by police.