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School bus and two trucks collide in Palm Beach County, sending 5 kids to the hospital

Three-vehicle crash in Palm Beach County involved a school bus with five children aboard. All the children were sent to a local area hospital and a man was airlifted to a trauma hospital.
Three-vehicle crash in Palm Beach County involved a school bus with five children aboard. All the children were sent to a local area hospital and a man was airlifted to a trauma hospital. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue

A three vehicle crash involving a school bus in Palm Beach County sent six people to hospitals Thursday, including five children.

At 8 a.m., Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to reports of a multi-vehicle crash near U.S. 27 and Rita Village Road, fire-rescue said.

When firefighters got there, they reported the crash involved a school bus, tractor trailer and pickup truck.

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue

Five kids were on the bus at the time of the crash and were taken to an area hospital.

Paramedics evaluated seven people. A man had to be airlifted to a trauma hospital.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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