Police investigating close call after van passed stopped school bus

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JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Channel 11 News is hearing from the company whose van was involved in a close call with a school bus in Butler County.

Home surveillance video shows a commercial van whizzing by a stopped school bus on Neuport Road in Jefferson Township, moments before a young child darts out in front of the bus.

Witnesses said the bus driver honked, stopping the two children and possibly saving their lives.

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The van belongs to Consolidated Communications, which released a statement that said: "" We took immediate action to work with the bus company and law enforcement to investigate the incident, and can assure you we are taking the appropriate steps to address the matter."