8 elementary students injured after school bus crashes into minivan, KY officials say

A school bus carrying elementary school students crashed in Kentucky, leaving several children injured, according to officials.

There were 17 students on board the Jefferson County Public Schools bus on Tuesday, Oct. 11, and eight were hurt in the crash and taken to a hospital, spokesperson Carolyn Callahan told McClatchy News in an email.

The school bus crashed into a minivan around 4 p.m., near Rangeland Elementary School in Louisville, WDRB reported. Three people inside the minivan were hurt and also hospitalized.

The bus was taking students home from another school in the district, Indian Trail Elementary, officials told WAVE.

The eight children received minor injuries, Callahan said. As of Wednesday morning, all had been released from the hospital.

This story was originally published October 12, 2022 at 7:38 AM with the headline "8 elementary students injured after school bus crashes into minivan, KY officials say."