Phoenix, AZ : Motorist injured in crash on an access road adjacent to Interstate 17 near Northern Avenue on Friday, 6th December, 2019

A motorist was taken to a hospital with injuries sustained when his vehicle crashed into the back of a small school bus carrying several children in Phoenix Friday afternoon, Phoenix police and fire officials said.

The crash occurred on an access road adjacent to Interstate 17 near Northern Avenue.

Live pictures from the scene shown on local television news stations showed the front end of the car heavily damaged after it struck the back of the bus. The side of the bus showed it belonged to the Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind.

Phoenix police said none of the children on board were injured and the bus driver sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

Phoenix fire officials said the driver of the car was taken to a hospital in stable condition, also with minor injuries.

Traffic in the area was restricted late Friday afternoon as police investigated the accident.

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