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by Sarah Irby
APPOMATTOX COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Virginia State Police is investigating a crash that happened on Route 460 on Friday afternoon, involving a tractor-trailer, a truck, and an Appomattox County Public Schools bus.
It happened around 4:30 p.m. on October 31 in the 13600 block of Richmond Highway (Route 460).

Responders were on the scene of a crash between an Appomattox County Schools bus and a tractor-trailer on US-460. (Allison Mullet/WSET)Thumbnail

Kids were on the bus at the time, and Virginia State Police said the bus was stopped to drop students off. Early investigation shows that a tractor-trailer was traveling west when it hit a Chevy pickup truck. The impact forced the pickup off the road, causing it to overturn and hit a juvenile who had just gotten off the bus. The tractor-trailer then hit the rear of the school bus.

Virginia State Police is investigating a crash involving a tractor-trailer, car, and an Appomattox County school bus. (Allison Mullet/WSET)

The juvenile, along with two people from inside the pickup truck, were flown to area hospitals with life-threatening injuries. Another person who was in the pickup was transported by ambulance to a hospital.
Seven children were on the bus at the time of the crash. State police said five of those were being taken by their parents to be checked out at a medical facility.

Virginia State Police is investigating a crash involving a tractor-trailer, car, and an Appomattox County school bus. (Allison Mullet/WSET)

The investigation is ongoing, and charges are pending at this time.

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