CLAY COUNTY, MO – A passenger vehicle was involved in a fatal collision with a school bus in Clay County on Wednesday morning, the Kansas City Star reported.
The accident happened at about 9:20 a.m. in the area of State Route 92 and Jesse James Farm Road in Kearney, in the Northland. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the passenger vehicle collided with a Kearney School District bus carrying six elementary school students, about two miles from their school.
The driver of the passenger vehicle was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital. The school district said one student sustained minor injuries. The children were brought to the school after being evaluated, and their families were notified of what happened.
The identity of the victim was not immediately released.
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