SMITHSBURG, Md. — A Jefferson County School bus and a four-door passenger vehicle collided at about 8:00 this morning near the intersection of Rowe and Leitersburg-Smithsburg roads.
Jefferson County Schools Spokesperson Meghan Metzner told WEPM News the Washington County Sheriff’s Department determined the school bus driver was not at fault.
“The driver ran a stop sign and hit a Jefferson County Schools’ bus,” she said.
No charges have been filed.
Six people were taken to the hospital including the driver of the school bus, a driver’s aide and three students.
Metzner said they were taken as a precaution and have been cleared and sent home.
The driver of the passenger vehicle was also taken to the hospital.
No word on why the bus was traveling in Washington County.