Log truck crashes into school bus at intersection, Georgia cops say. Two hospitalized
UPDATE: All staff and students involved in the crash were checked and released from the hospital as of Dec. 1, according to a statement from Troup County Schools System.
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A log truck crashed into a school bus with students inside at a Georgia intersection, state troopers said.
The truck was approaching an intersection when the driver “disobeyed a traffic control device” in LaGrange on Thursday, Nov. 30, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The truck rammed into the right side of the school bus, which had three students onboard, according to a Troup County School System news release.
When the truck hit the school bus, it overturned on the road, causing its load of logs to tumble out into the intersection, state troopers said. While the logs rolled out on the road, they hit a van that stopped at the intersection, according to Georgia State Patrol.
There were four people on the bus at the time of the crash, state troopers said, one of which was sent to Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center “with minor injuries.” The log truck driver was also hospitalized after the collision, Georgia State Patrol said.
An administrator helped take a student to the hospital, the school system said, where they stayed with the child until their parents came.
The intersection was closed for about three hours before being cleared, according to Georgia State Patrol. The collision is under investigation by the Georgia State Patrol as of Dec. 1.
LaGrange is about 65 miles southwest of Atlanta.
This story was originally published December 1, 2023 at 10:57 AM with the headline "Log truck crashes into school bus at intersection, Georgia cops say. Two hospitalized."
