KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A school bus containing around 30 Horizon Elementary School students overturned in a crash on Mt. Olivet Road near Smithville, Missouri.
Just after 8:00 a.m. Monday, Smithville Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the crash between Jami Drive and Northeast 120th Street.
Upon arrival, deputies discovered the overturned bus blocking Mt. Olivet in both directions.
"There's no shoulder, so it's kind of unforgiving in that aspect so you really have to pay attention and be careful to where your edges are and what's coming," Sarah Boyd, public information officer with the Clay County Sheriff's Office, said.
While it's early in the investigation, Boyd told KSHB 41 that it appears the bus went to one side of the road, over-corrected and then rolled.
"We've taken some measurements out here. You can see some of the spray paint on the roads here to show what happened and determine the cause," Boyd said.
Two children and the bus driver were transported to an area hospital with minor injuries, the sheriff's office said.
UPDATE: Both children have been released from the hospital. Driver will be released later today. We’re so grateful injuries were only minor. pic.twitter.com/IIM9wEJNkm
— Clay County, Missouri Sheriff (@SheriffClayCo) September 12, 2022
All students on the bus have been reunited with their families, according to the Smithville School District.
An initial investigation indicates that no other vehicles or wildlife were involved in the crash.
"As a mom, a parent here, these are our friends and neighbors and kids and so when I heard there was an accident, my heart broke for those students and their families and I just hope for the best and I want to give them all a hug," Whitney Carlile, a school board member and parent said.
The sheriff's office plans to conduct interviews with the students and bus driver as well as view the video recording from inside the bus.
