8 children taken to hospital after bus crash in Fauquier County
9 passengers were taken to a hospital after a school bus crash in Fauquier County.
MARSHALL, Va. - Eight children were taken to a hospital after a crash involving a bus in Fauquier County on Wednesday morning, rescue officials said.
The crash was reported around 10 a.m. at the intersection of John Marshall Highway and Zulla Road.
What we know:
The bus was transporting 38 children from Fauquier Community Child Care (FCCC) to a daily activity, according to officials.
FCCC is an independent organization that provides before and after school and summer programs for students.
FCCC leaders said three buses were traveling toward Northern Fauquier Community Park at the time when a vehicle driving north on Belvoir Road hit the side of the third bus.
Officials said a staff member accompanied the children in one of the ambulances, and the executive director followed in his own vehicle.
No major injuries were reported and the students have since been discharged from the hospital, FCCC officials said.
Parents were immediately notified about the crash and parents of the children who were taken to the hospital were called directly by staff and FCCC leaders.
The Source: This information is from the Fauquier County Fire Rescue System and Fauquier Community Child Care (FCCC) officials.