A half-dozen students were injured Tuesday when the driver of a car crashed into a school bus in Newton County, authorities said.

The wreck happened just before 5 p.m. in front of Middle Ridge Elementary School along Covington Bypass Road. Six of the 23 students aboard the bus were taken to Newton Piedmont Hospital with minor injuries, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The driver of a Toyota Corolla was also injured and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

Troopers said the driver of the Corolla had a medical emergency while behind the wheel, causing the person to cross the median and strike the bus that was traveling in the opposite direction.

No charges are expected to be filed, the GSP said.

The scene of the crash was about four miles from Covington and near the intersection of Covington Bypass and Flat Shoals roads.

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