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1 hospitalized from school bus crash in south Charlotte, MEDIC says

CHARLOTTE — One person is in the hospital after a school bus crash in south Charlotte.

The crash happened around 3:15 p.m. on Park Road and Hamlin Park Drive. Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over the area, spotting the crash involving bus 297.

MEDIC says they took one person to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools confirmed to Channel 9 that the patient was not a student.

CMS said there were 41 students on the bus coming from Smithfield Elementary School.

The bus was able to continue on it’s route after the crash.


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