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Four students injured after school bus crashes into vehicle in Kansas City

A bus driver for the Center School District was fired this week after being accused of striking a student. The student is in elementary school.
A bus driver for the Center School District was fired this week after being accused of striking a student. The student is in elementary school. The Kansas City Star

Four students are in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a school bus filled with kids collided with another vehicle on Monday afternoon.

According to police, at about 4 p.m., the northbound bus carrying 20 juvenile students collided with a westbound Honda Civic near 52nd Street and Woodland Avenue. The bus was carrying 20 students and two adults (one driver, one monitor) at the time.

In addition to the students, the driver of the Honda was also transported to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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Aaron Randle
The Kansas City Star
Aaron Randle is the Star’s “Divided City” enterprise reporter, tasked with exploring the cultural intersections that shape — and divide — Kansas City and Kansas Citians.
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