No one was injured when a car crashed into an Oak Ridge school bus on Thursday, police said.
The two-vehicle crash was reported at about 6:55 a.m. Thursday in the eastbound lanes of Oak Ridge Turnpike at Salem Road.
School bus #64 was struck on the driver’s side near the rear axle by a car pulling out onto the Turnpike from Salem Road, the Oak Ridge Police Department said.
The driver of the car was cited for failure to yield the right-of-way, the ORPD said.
The bus had minor damage, and students were loaded onto another bus and taken to school, police said.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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