Nine people, including seven students, received medical care after a crash involving a school bus and four cars in Charles County, Maryland, Thursday afternoon, authorities say.
Shortly after 2 p.m., the cars and the bus crashed at the intersection of Marshalls Corner Road and Crain Highway in White Plains, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said.
One person that was in one of the cars was seriously hurt and medics flew them to a hospital in a helicopter.
Seven students who attend the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center were on the bus. They and the bus driver went to a hospital as a precaution, school officials said.
We're making it easier for you to find stories that matter with our new newsletter — The 4Front. Sign up here and get news that is important for you to your inbox.
Crain Highway was closed in both directions while the sheriff's office investigated the crash.
About 2:45 p.m., another county school bus crashed on U.S. 301 in Waldorf near the area of Substation Road.
There were 17 Thomas Stone High School students on the bus, and medics evaluated all of them, along with the bus driver, at the scene. School officials said all of the students were either picked up by parents or taken home on the bus after it was cleared to resume its route.
Local
Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia local news, events and information
Stay with News4 for updates to this developing story.
