Categories: U.S.

20 children hospitalized in Kentucky after collision between school bus, coal truck

close Video

Fox News Flash top headlines for January 12

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com.

A crash between a school bus and a coal truck on an eastern Kentucky highway Friday afternoon sent 20 children and the bus driver to the hospital, but none were seriously injured, police said.

3 GUNSHOT-RIDDLED BODIES FOUND IN KENTUCKY HOME SET ABLAZE; POTENTIAL MURDER-SUICIDE SUSPECTED

The crash happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Highway 932 in Letcher County, Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart said. The collision sent the bus over an embankment and into a creek bed, Gayheart said. The cause of the crash was still under investigation.

20 children were hospitalized Friday after a collision between a coal truck and a school bus. (Fox News)

The bus was transporting students from Arlie Boggs Elementary in Eolia.

Letcher County Public Schools had released students early because of high winds and power outages, the district posted on social media. Phone calls to the district office seeking more information weren’t answered Friday afternoon.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

The truck driver had minor injuries but did not go to the hospital, news outlets reported.

Share

Recent Posts

Self-proclaimed ‘king of Germany’ arrested in plot to overthrow government

close Video ADL finds antisemitic incidents occurred in record numbers in 2024 ADL CEO Jonathan…

59 minutes ago

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan indicted after allegedly helping illegal alien evade ICE

close Video This indictment sends a clear message to judges to quit 'obstructing justice,' declares…

1 hour ago

Six illegal migrants charged in South Carolina mother’s murder defy ‘decency’ in ‘civilized society’: sheriff

close Video SC authorities announce arrests of 6 illegal immigrants in 'random' roadside murder of…

1 hour ago

College senior killed after ‘accidentally’ falling from tropical island hotel balcony days before graduation

close Video Bahamas used as a 'springboard' for illegal migrants: expert Rear Admiral Peter Brown,…

1 hour ago

Buttigieg says ‘right now I’m not running for anything’ during Iowa stop

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Pete Buttigieg pushed back against criticism from President Donald Trump on…

1 hour ago

House Republicans face down Dem attacks, protests to pull all-nighter on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

Three key committees in the process of putting together President Donald Trump’s "one big, beautiful…

1 hour ago