KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The driver of an SUV ran a red light Friday and crashed into a small school bus, injuring eight people, including six children in Kansas City, Missouri.
Fire department crews and police got the call just before 4 p.m. of a crash involving an SUV and a small school bus near the intersection of E. Linwood Boulevard and Cleveland Avenue.
A Kansas City, Missouri Police Department news release Saturday stated the SUV was going faster than the posted speed limit and ran the red light at the intersection.
The crash sent the school bus driver and seven children were transported to area hospitals for minor injuries, according to a police department news release.
The driver of the SUV suffered non life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by Kansas City police.
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