CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Emergency crews responded to a crash involving a school bus in west Charlotte early Thursday morning.
The wreck happened around 7:35 a.m. on Wilkinson Boulevard near Alleghany Street.
Police say they are trying to figure out what caused the school bus crash. They think sunlight may have blinded one of the drivers. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/DL7quLl5IH
— Mark Barber (@_MarkBarber_) December 1, 2016
School district officials told Channel 9 that the bus was headed to Westerly Hills Academy with four students on board, but that none of them were hurt.
One person in the other car was injured but paramedics said those injuries were minor.
JUST IN: Police say no students were hurt in school bus crash at Wilkinson/Alleghany. The driver of this car was rushed to hospital. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/7CSznT1vlY
— Mark Barber (@_MarkBarber_) December 1, 2016
Investigators have not said how the crash happened or who was at fault.
Police had to shut down the inbound lanes of Wilkinson Blvd. while they investigated.
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