Fifteen students were hurt Wednesday morning when their school bus collided head-on with a dump truck, officials said.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg School District, in a statement, said 40 students were traveling on the bus at the time of the crash this morning.
"Bus 222 is a school bus that serves South Mecklenburg high school," the district said. "The school bus driver is also injured." that one person has life-threatening injuries and another has serious injuries following the crash. The 15 students are reported to have non-life threatening injuries. Officials say the crash happened at Sharon Brook Drive and Sharon Road West, which is less than 2 miles from the school. that it took 30 minutes to free the bus driver from the wreckage and an hour for the truck driver.Advertisement
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