MEDIC: 1 hurt, students okay after head-on crash involving CMS bus in south Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — The inbound lanes at South Boulevard at Briabend Drive were blocked Tuesday morning after crews responded to a school bus crash in south Charlotte.

It happened before 6:30 a.m. One person was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, MEDIC said. All students are okay.

UPDATE: A look at the crash that involves a school bus and white pickup that has IB South Blvd. BLOCKED at Briabend Dr. halfway between Woodlawn Rd. & Scaleybark Rd. Gathering more details now. #clt #clttraffic #cltraffic pic.twitter.com/NfB82LzG76
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A Channel 9 crew could see heavy damage to a white pickup truck and slight damage to a school bus. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools told Channel the bus belongs to Julius Chambers High School. Only one student was on board the bus at the time of the crash.

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School officials said the bus was stopped at a stop sign when it was hit.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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