By Gary Lloyd
PINSON — A school bus traveling near Rudd Middle School overturned Friday afternoon.
A bus from Rudd Middle School overturned shortly after 3 p.m. on Rudd School Road at Highway 79. The bus was the only vehicle in the accident.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office advised parents to pick up their kids at Rudd Middle School. The kids were being taken back to the school on a second bus.
The investigation indicates that the driver was attempting to pull to the shoulder when the bus slipped into a ditch and rolled onto its side.
There were 50 students on the bus at the time of the accident. Ten were transported to Children’s Hospital with minor injuries. None of the injuries are considered life threatening. The remaining 40 students were taken back to Rudd Middle School on a second bus.
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