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Four Injured in School Bus Crash

Porter County Sheriff's Police say four people were hurt in a head-on crash involving a school bus loaded with children in the area of 192 N 500 W in Union Township Thursday.  Officers say two children, ages 9 and 10, reported neck pain and were taken to a local hospital.  Public Information Officer Sgt. Larry LaFlower says the initial investigation indicates that the Union Township School Corporation Bus was southbound on CR 500 W, when a northbound Jeep went left of center and struck the school bus head-on.  The  driver of the Jeep sustained lacerations to her face, and police say she was issued a citation for driving left of center.  The school bus driver reported complaint of pain to her wrists.  Police say seventeen elementary school children were on the bus at the time.

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