REELSBORO, N.C. - A school bus accident this morning left dozens of students injured.
It happened in Pamlico County.
All 16 students are expected to be okay, but they certainly had quite a shake up this morning.
It happened along Highway 55 in the town of Reelsboro. A student was about to get on the bus when a semi-truck rear-ended the back of it.
That student said he saw the bus go forward 40 feet in just a second.
There were 27 students on the bus and 16 of them were taken to the hospital in New Bern. Parents and students still shocked by the whole thing.
Fortunately, everyone is expected to be okay and there are no major injuries. The bus was at a complete stop when it happened.
We've learned the driver of the truck, Sidney Rountree is charged with failure to reduce speed and with having no operator's license.
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REELSBORO, N.C. -- The Pamlico County Sheriff's Office says there has been an accident involving a school bus on Highway 55 in Reelsboro.
Officials tell Nine on Your Side that a semi-truck hit a parked school bus.
8 students were sent to the hospital with minor injuries following the accident. They're all expected to be okay. Children that were not injured were cleared from the scene.
We talked with a student that was about to board the bus. The student says he blinked and described the sound of the truck hitting the bus as similar to a shot. The next thing he knew the bus was 40 feet from where it had been.
Stay with WNCT.com as we bring you more on this developing story.
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PAMLICO COUNTY, N.C. -- The Pamlico County Sheriff's Office tells Nine on Your Side there has been an accident involving a school bus on Highway 55 in Reelsboro.
Officials say they do not know the extent of the accident.
Stay with WNCT.com as we bring you more on this developing story.
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