FORT MCCOY, FL (352today.com) – Two Marion County school buses were involved in a crash Friday afternoon leaving multiple people injured.

Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) says they responded to the 12400 block of NE Highway 315 around 2:20 p.m. after receiving multiple calls about a crash between a minivan and a school bus.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 16-year-old was driving the minivan north on County Road (CR) 315. One school bus was traveling southbound on CR 315 with another school bus directly behind it.

Troopers say the driver of the passenger van veered into the southbound lane, crashing directly head on into the first school bus. FHP says the debris from the crash collided into the second school bus.

Florida Highway Patrol says two school buses were involved in a crash in Marion County Friday afternoon. Courtesy: MCFR

MCFR says around 2:30 p.m., they began extricating the 16-year-old girl driving the minivan. She was transported to a nearby hospital as a trauma alert with critical injuries, according to authorities.

Minivan the 16-year-old girl was driving after troopers say she collided head-on with a school bus. Courtesy: MCFR

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FHP says there were 36 kids on the first school bus and 33 kids on the second school bus. In all, MCFR says four students were transported to a nearby hospital.

According to troopers, the driver of the first school bus suffered minor injuries and the other bus driver was not hurt.