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1 hurt after car, school bus collide in Gwinnett County

By Ellen Eldridge
Oct 24, 2016

One person was hurt shortly before 3:30 p.m. Monday when a car collided with a school bus, officials said.

The accident happened on Taylor School Road at Ga. 20 in north Gwinnett County, police spokesman Cpl. Deon Washington said. The bus belonged to Taylor Elementary School.

One lane on the southbound side was open about 4 p.m. for traffic on Buford Drive as police work to tow vehicles from the scene.

There were four students and two adults on board the bus at the time of the collision, according to Channel 2 Action News.

—Please return to AJC.com for updates.

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