ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A school bus carrying nine children took a nose dive into a swimming pool Friday morning after being involved in a crash with a Jeep, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said that after the crash, the bus was being redirected and somehow veered through a wooden fence and into a pool.
Only the front of the bus was in the pool.
The crash was reported shortly before 8:30 a.m.
On scene of school bus crash in Orange County. It appears bus drove into a yard. Neighbors say there’s a pool in that yard. No word on injuries. #WFTV pic.twitter.com/EDk0YxSTPJ
— Jeff Deal (@JDealWFTV) October 12, 2018
Neither the children or school bus driver were injured.
The woman driving the Jeep had minor injuries, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.
A hazmat crew responded to the scene because fuel was leaking into the pool.
No other information was released.
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Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Friday, October 12, 2018
#trafficalert #crash schoolbus vs Jeep-Willowwood St/Rushmore Ct. 9 children & bus driver NOT INJURED, Female Jeep driver was injured, though not seriously. Nose of the school bus ended up in a swimming pool. Fuel leak in pool, Squad en route for HazMat. #BREAKING pic.twitter.com/0fdaufouil
— OCFire Rescue (@OCFireRescue) October 12, 2018
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