MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – A bus transporting students from North Marion High School was involved in a wreck late this afternoon, Thursday, Oct. 19.
Drivers passing by the wreck around 4 p.m. told our radio partners at 93.7 K-Country that the accident is on Old Jacksonville Road, just north of CR 326 before CR 329.
Kevin Christian, Director of Public Relations for Marion County Public Schools (MCPS), confirms that the accident involved bus 2086 on route 2049.
Christian says there were 14 students on the bus at the time. He says none of the students were injured and the bus driver is also okay.
Christian says someone in an SUV sideswiped the bus and then jumped out of the vehicle and ran away.
352today has reached out to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to find out more information. As soon as we gather more details, we’ll update this story.
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