SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) - Authorities say four people have been injured in a crash involving a police cruiser Fairfax County school bus that was carrying dozens of students.
Fairfax County police spokesman Sgt. Roger Henriquez says the crash happened around 12:45 p.m. Thursday in Springfield.
Police say a preliminary investigation shows the bus pulled in front of the officer’s cruiser when the collision occurred.
Fairfax County Public Schools spokesman John Torre says the bus was returning to Mark Twain Middle School from a field trip. Torre says there were 47 people on the bus, including the driver.
Police say two students, a chaperone and the police officer were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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