2 students injured after a school bus crashes into trees in rural northern Minnesota town
COOK, Minn. — Officials say two students were injured Wednesday morning when a North Woods School bus crashed into two trees on its way to school.
According to the St. Louis Sheriff's Office, they received a call at approximately 8:12 a.m. about a report of a school bus crashing into a pole on Olsen Road East, near North Woods School.
Officials say the bus slid off the road and hit two trees before coming to a stop in front of a light pole.
Of the 32 students on board, only two were injured in the crash. Both students were transported to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The driver was not injured, officials say.
The sheriff's office believes icy road conditions played a role in the crash, but the incident is still under investigation.
North Woods School is located in Cook, Minnesota in the St. Louis County School District.