A school bus accident in Alabama’s southern Dale County sent sixteen students to hospitals with minor injuries.
Dale County School Superintendent Phillip Parker said the mishap occurred Aug. 12 around 3:30 p.m. on a dirt road, near County Road 59.
Parker said no one aboard the bus was seriously injured and all were treated and released.
Authorities said the bus was on a muddy road and it appeared the driver lost control in a curve. The school bus turned over and partially landed in a ditch.
The accident is under investigation.
Information From: The Dothan Eagle & WSFA-TV
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