8 Westside High School students, driver hospitalized after bus crash on 103rd Street, officials say

Crash picture (WJXT)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to a major accident involving a school bus Wednesday afternoon on 103rd Street and Ricker Road on Jacksonville’s Westside.

According to police, around 2:15 p.m., Bus #329 from Westside High School was headed east on 103rd Street when it attempted to make a left turn onto Ricker Road. A red car was traveling west on the same street and struck the bus on the right side.

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The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said nine people including eight students and the driver of the car were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The remaining students on the bus were transferred to another bus or released to a parent.

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Police are still investigating the incident to learn who was at fault for the crash.