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A head-on collision between a school bus and a car in a Chicago suburb killed at least one person and sent 11 others, including several students, to hospitals.
The driver of the car was pronounced dead by the Illinois State Police, while no major injuries were reported among the children on the bus. The bus was transporting 10 students from Manhattan School District 114.
The crash happened at 8:17 a.m., according to the Manhattan Fire Protection District.
The students and the bus driver were evaluated at the scene and taken to nearby hospitals “due to the severity of the accident,” the fire protection district said.
The incident remains under investigation by state police.
Isabel Yip is a news associate for NBC News.
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