ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Six elementary school students incurred minor injuries after a school bus carrying 21 students was involved in a crash on Monday morning, according to troopers.
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- Forsyth Woods Elementary students had minor injuries
The crash happened on Millinockett Lane and Smathers Avenue in Orange County.
The students were taken to Advent Health East Hospital, according to Orange County firefighters.
Ashley Rodriguez, the 26-year-old driver of a four-door 2014 Honda involved in the crash, and her 1-year-old son were not hurt, according to firefighters. A Florida Highway Patrol crash report didn't list a passenger for Rodriguez.
Troopers say that at about 8:10 a.m., a school bus driven by Luz Torres, 43, tried to turn left onto Smathers Avenue when Rodriguez tried to pass the school bus on the left.
#UPDATE Millinockett Ln, west of Smathers Ave./school bus crash/6 of the 21 elementary school students on the bus received minor injuries and were transported to @AdventHealth East Hospital. The female driver of the car, 26, and her one-year-old son were not injured. @FHPOrlando pic.twitter.com/8MHdvG9VB9
— OCFire Rescue (@OCFireRescue) November 11, 2019
Torres was not hurt.
Students who weren't hurt were picked up by another bus and taken to Forsyth Woods Elementary.
Charges are pending against Rodriguez, troopers said.