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2 students injured after a school bus crashes into trees in rural northern Minnesota town

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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. 

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