Jasper County, TX : Kirbyville CISD School Bus Involved in Crash on US-96 in Jasper County on Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Six Kirbyville ISD students were hurt on Wednesday morning when their school bus was struck from behind by an 18-wheeler traveling in the southbound lane of U.S. 96, according to information from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Trooper Stephanie Davis said 53 children were passengers on the bus, which had stopped at a home about four miles north of Kirbyville to allow a student to board. Preliminary reports show that the school bus was displaying all of its emergency lights that indicate the bus was stopped, Davis said. The driver of a 2007 Freightliner semi was traveling southbound on US 96 and struck the back left quarter panel of the stopped bus, she said. The driver of the tractor-trailer tried to veer to the left seconds before the collision, Davis said. "This is an active crash investigation and DPS troopers are trying to determine all the factors that contributed to this crash," Davis said in a prepared statement. "After a complete investigation, troopers will determine what traffic laws were violated and take appropriate actions." Five of the injured students were taken to Jasper Memorial Hospital. The other was taken to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, according to Davis. None of the injuries are life-threatening, she said. The 52-year-old driver of the school bus was shaken up by the crash but was uninjured, Davis said. The driver of the Freightliner, Robert Watson, 72, of Monroe, La., was also visibly upset about the crash and was unhurt, Davis said. Source : 6 students hurt in Kirbyville ISD bus crash