GASTONIA, N.C. — Fourteen Gaston County students with non-life-threatening injuries were taken to a hospital Thursday afternoon after the school bus they were on crashed into the woods, district officials said. Police said one of the students had a broken arm.
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The wreck happened at about 3 p.m. at Jenkins and Jenkins Dairy roads near Gastonia.
Chopper 9 Skyzoom was over the scene and saw several emergency personnel responding to a crash involving school bus No. 505 from Bessemer City Primary and Bessemer City Central Elementary schools. Dozens of students were sitting outside the bus.
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There were 48 students and a driver on the bus, district officials said.
Channel 9’s Ken Lemon spoke with a student who said the bus was going too fast.
Another bus got to the scene and the rest of the kids were taken to the school so their parents/guardians could pick them up. The parents who have children that were taken to the hospital were contacted, district officials said.
The bus driver swerved, overcorrected and drove off the road, police said.
No additional details have been made available.
This is a developing story. Check back with wsoctv.com and watch Eyewitness News for updates.
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