TROTWOOD — 13 children were hospitalized as a precaution after a crash involving a school bus in Montgomery County on Thursday afternoon, according to Trotwood Fire Department Public Information Officer Ralph Bowman.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, the crash happened at the intersection of Natalie Court and Castano Drive around 3:30 p.m.
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The bus was on its way to drop nearly 30 young students off when it got into a crash with a GMC Envoy.
“When you come to a stop sign, come to a complete stop. Make sure that cross traffic, there’s no one coming. Make sure that you check twice,” Bowman said.
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Bowman said the students on the bus attend the Trotwood-Madison City School District, but Superintendent Marlon Howard confirmed to News Center 7 that these students attend Dayton Public Schools.
13 students were transported to Dayton Children’s Hospital to be checked out.
The driver and passenger of the SUV were also hospitalized.
Bowman said the injuries were mostly minor, but couldn’t provide additional information.
Laquita Owensby got a call from her daughter, who was on the school bus.
Her daughter is in fourth grade and was shaken up after the crash.
“I was lying down and the bus just slammed and I hit my arm,” Owensby’s daughter said.
“I’m just going to take her to be looked at just to make sure, as a precaution, and I’m hoping to learn the status of my son when I get to the hospital,” Owensby said.
This crash remains under investigation by the Trotwood Police Department.
We will continue to follow this story.
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