A crash involving a school bus and a car early Friday in downtown Jacksonville left two adults and five students injured, according to ActionNewsJax.
The crash was reported before 8 a.m. Friday at Pearl and Bay streets. One person was initially trapped in their car after it collided with the school bus, Action4News reported, citing Jacksonville Fire and Rescue.
A mangled silver car and a damaged fence were seen at the crash site. The bus drove through two Skyway overpass posts after the collision, according to the news outlet.
“I can say that the school bus driver did a phenomenal job — went right between those two posts that you see behind me, avoided any major collision and kept 13 children a lot safer as a result. I think the driver's a little shaken up. That's to be expected. But all things considered, I think things went well."
Capt. Eric Prosswimmer, a JFRD spokesman, told ActionNewsJax that 13 students from Jacksonville Classical Academy were on the bus. Five students were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, firefighters said.
Prosswimmer said it appeared the vehicles collided at the intersection, and the car careened off in one direction and the bus veered off in the other direction.
“I can say that the school bus driver did a phenomenal job — went right between those two posts that you see behind me, avoided any major collision and kept 13 children a lot safer as a result,” Prosswimmer told ActionNewsJax. “I think the driver’s a little shaken up. That’s to be expected. But all things considered, I think things went well.”
The person who was trapped in their car after the crash was rescued and taken to the hospital in serious condition, Prosswimmer told the news outlet. Another adult also was taken to the hospital, ActionNewsJax reported.
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