AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA : 12 students injured in crash involving 2 school buses on Thursday, 14th September 2023
Augusta Springs, Virginia
Twelve students were injured — two of whom are still in the hospital — after police say they were on school buses that crashed in Augusta County Thursday afternoon.
According to Virginia State Police, the crash took place around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14. State troopers determined that the two school buses were both heading north when the driver of the one in front slowed because a driver ahead stopped to make a left turn.
The driver of the school bus in the back failed to brake in time and rear-ended the bus in front. A total of 12 students were injured, two were taken to Augusta Health with non-life-threatening injuries and the other 10 were treated at the scene.
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