TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — Injuries are being reported after a school bus was involved in a crash in Troup County on Thursday afternoon, according to the school district.
Details are limited, but the crash was reported around 4 p.m. on Mooty Bridge Road. The district said nine students from different schools were on the bus during the accident.
Troup County School System said parents and families were told about injuries, and those injured were taken to hospitals.
Officials added that several district administrators helped the students on the scene and notified parents of the accident.
LaGrange Police said all of its officers were responding to the scene. It added that it was a two-vehicle accident where a pickup truck allegedly hit the side of a bus -- causing it to overturn. There were nine students, a bus monitor and a driver onboard. The pickup truck driver, bus monitor and one child were flown to different area hospitals. All other children went to Wellstar to be checked out, police said.
The severity of the injuries is still unclear.
The 11Alive SkyTracker flew over the scene where the school bus appeared to have overturned, and the front of the bus was severely damaged. A red pickup truck was also on the scene, and its hood was bent in.
No others details were released.
