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JCPS bus with students on board involved in crash on Dixie Highway
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JCPS bus with students on board involved in crash on Dixie Highway

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Two students and a bus driver were taken to hospital with “minor injuries” on Wednesday after a Jefferson County Public Schools The bus carrying 30 children was rear-ended, causing all lanes of Dixie Highway just south of Blevins Gap Road to be temporarily closed, officials said.

JCPS spokeswoman Carolyn Callahan said bus no. 1347 was transporting students from Dixie Elementary when it was rear-ended. Louisville Metro Emergency Services reported the crash on social media around 3 p.m

A small number of students reported neck pain after the accident, Callahan said. It was initially thought no one would need to go to the hospital, but Callahan said two students were taken to Norton Children’s Hospital as a precaution. The bus driver was also taken to a hospital, though Callahan wasn’t sure where she was taken.

Students who reported neck pain were examined by first responders at the scene, Callahan said. Some parents came to pick up their children from their seats, and another bus was sent to take the remaining students home, she said.

Louisville Metro Police spokesman John Bradley confirmed that no serious injuries were reported in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation by LMPD’s Third Division Unit, Bradley said. The highway has since reopened, Louisville Metro Emergency Services officials said on social media.

This story may be updated.