School bus driver killed in crash with 3 children on board, Georgia officials say
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A school bus driver was killed when the bus he was driving crashed with three elementary school students on board, Georgia officials said.
The bus was heading north when it side-swiped a utility vehicle driving in the opposite direction at around 6:50 a.m. on Aug. 5, Upson County Sheriff Dan Kilgore told McClatchy News. Upson County is about 65 miles south of Atlanta.
The bus veered off the road into a ditch, Kilgore said.
The driver, a 69-year-old man whose identity is being withheld until his family is notified, died, and two of the children suffered minor injuries, he said.
The students were taken to a local hospital by ambulance, according to a statement from Thomaston-Upson Schools.
“Our hearts go out to our bus driver’s family and to his friends and co-workers at the Thomaston-Upson Transportation Department,” the statement says.
No one in the utility truck was injured, Kilgore said.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
This story was originally published August 5, 2022 at 10:45 AM with the headline "School bus driver killed in crash with 3 children on board, Georgia officials say."