MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Just before 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) crews responded to an accident between a car and a school bus.

The wreck happened at the intersection of SE 150th Street and SE 36th Avenue which is also known as County Road 467.

First responders from Belleview Station #18 were the first on the scene. Courtesy: MCFR
Authorities say the vehicles were headed south on CR 467 just north of 150th Street. Courtesy: MCFR
First responders had to cut the doors off the car to get the driver out. Courtesy: MCFR
Rescue crews say no one on the bus was injured. Courtesy: MCFR

 

MCFR says callers to 911 reported the driver of the car had rear-ended the school bus.

The bus had 27 students on board at the time. None were injured. The school bus driver was also fine.

First responders from Belleview Station #18 were the first on the scene and reported the driver of the car was entrapped. Firefighters had to remove the car doors to get the female driver out.

Emergency crews transported the woman to the hospital as a “trauma alert,” which indicates serious or potentially life-threatening injuries.

Florida Highway Patrol identified the car driver as a 63-year-old woman from Lady Lake.