Seven Gary Community School Corporation middle school students and two adults suffered minor injuries on Monday morning when the bus they were traveling in collided with another vehicle.
Around 7:55 a.m., a bus carrying students to Williams Annex was traveling in the neighborhood near the Frankie Woods McCullough Academy for Girls when the crash occurred.
First responders to the scene included the Gary Fire Department, Gary Police Department and EMTs with ambulances.
The students along with the bus driver and the bus attendant were taken to Methodist Hospitals Southlake for evaluation.
“We are just glad that all of the kids and everybody will be OK,” said Gary Bus Transportation Coordinator April Smith in a statement.
Illinois Central handles bus transportation for the Gary schools, and Superintendent Cheryl Pruitt said district-appointed bus attendants are present to ensure safe transportation for students.
