A school bus carrying elementary school children collided with a metrobus in Northeast Washington. Fire officials said that none of the injuries were deemed to be serious.
The crash reportedly took place near Eastern Avenue and Randolph Street at around 4:30 P.M. A medical bus arrived at the scene to evaluate the 42 children and one adult, NBC News reported. All of them were said to have suffered minor injuries as per a spokesman from the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department that responded at the scene.
The D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department took to Twitter at around 6:30 P.M. that there were 42 children and one adult were assessed and taken to the hospital. One of the 42 children was taken to the hospital as he or she has a previous medical condition. Four other adults were also evaluated and they refused to be treated for their injuries at the hospital.
The Washington Post added that firefighters and rescue personnel from Prince George's County were deployed at the scene to assist the D.C. fire department officials. Authorities initially reported that only 25 people were injured but later increased it to 43.
It was not specified if all the 42 children were on board the school bus or if some were on the Metrobus. Some parents reportedly went to the scene to try and take their children home but they were advised to go to the hospital as the children have to be evaluated.
Details about how the crash occurred are not yet available. Fire officials declared that the incident is a mass casualty due to the number of victims. However, it was not stated if there will be charges. The bus was reportedly travelling on the G-8 route from Farragut North and Avondale. A fuel spill was also reported and a hazmat crew was called at the scene.
