Van collides with Keystone Heights school bus

Oct 19, 2022 11:19 am
Two Alachua County Public School buses were involved in collisions that left four injured Tuesday morning.
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A van pulled out in front of a school bus and was struck along Gatorbone Road in Keystone Heights on Tuesday afternoon.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) press release, a 43-year-old Keystone Heights man driving a van exited his residence at 6969 Gatorbone Road at 2:09 p.m. The van pulled out in front of a school bus being driven southbound by a 33-year-old Keystone Heights man, resulting in the right side of the van striking the left rear rim of the school bus.

There were 28 children on board the school bus at the time of the collision, but no injuries were reported in either vehicle.

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