SAN ANTONIO – Six people were hospitalized after a Southwest Independent School District (SWISD) bus crashed on Tuesday with 33 students on board, according to the district.
The crash happened around 8 a.m. Tuesday on Loop 410 southbound at Old Pearsall Road.
A SWISD spokesperson said the bus driver and five students were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The bus driver, a 63-year-old woman, was the only person who “required urgent transport,” according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
The students who were hospitalized suffered non-life-threatening injuries, the district spokesperson stated.
As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, two students and the bus driver remain at the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the district said. Three students have been released from the hospital since the crash.
The bus driver told authorities that she veered off the road and entered a ramp to head southbound because she could not see clearly, the San Antonio Police Department said.
SAPD stated that the bus eventually ended up in a concrete ditch area and flipped on its left side.
The driver was initially trapped in the bus, according to police. All of the students — who are enrolled at Southwest Legacy High School — were able to exit the bus on their own.
Several students received treatment on the scene, the SWISD spokesperson said.
Two southbound lanes on Loop 410 were closed due to the crash, but the lanes have since reopened, the Texas Department of Transportation’s website shows.
Police said there are no criminal elements to the crash, and no criminal charges are expected to be filed.
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