12 students, 2 drivers reportedly hurt after school bus crash in northern Minnesota
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. — Twelve students are reportedly in the hospital after a school bus crash in northern Minnesota Thursday morning.
Northern News Now reports that a motorist T-boned a school bus with 20 students on board shortly before 8 a.m. near Town Line Road and Highway 5, just east of Hibbing, according to St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay.
The injuries to the 12 students are not considered life-threatening, Ramsay said. The bus driver was also taken to the hospital, but the extent of their injuries is unknown.
According to Ramsay, the driver of the passenger vehicle was airlifted with serious injuries to a hospital in Virginia, Minnesota.
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating the crash.
This is a developing story. Check back on WCCO for more.
