A school bus crashed into a store in South Carolina on Tuesday, hitting one student outside and sending seven people to the hospital, authorities said.
The front of the school bus was inside the brick building in North Charleston up to its windshield and the rear emergency door of the bus was open, TV footage from the scene showed.
The driver, four students on board the bus and two other students were sent to the hospital. All the injuries appeared to be minor, North Charleston Police spokesperson Harv Jacobs told media outlets.
The bus was carrying eight elementary students to North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary School when it veered out of control while making a turn and slammed into the Neighbor Store around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, authorities said.
The store, which was closed at the time, serves as a bus stop for high school students. One student waiting for the bus was hit and another was struck by a tree branch, Jacobs said.
Officials initially said a third student outside the bus was injured, but said that report was in error.
Police are investigating the crash.
Photo: The bus after it slammed into the Neighbor Store in North Charleston. (Andrew Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP)
Topics Education K-12 South Carolina
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