A truck driven by a 19-year-old slammed into the back of a stopped school bus at the intersection of State Road 100 and State Road 121 in Union County, Florida, Saturday morning, but everyone aboard walked away without injury. The bus was carrying 13 students, ages 14 to 17, along with four adults when the crash happened, bringing the total number of people on board to 17.
According to News4JAX, the bus was stopped at the intersection when the truck driver failed to stop in time and struck the rear of the bus. The outlet reported that all 17 passengers aboard the bus, along with both drivers, refused transportation to the hospital following the collision.
No Injuries Confirmed in Crash Report
News4JAX's Saturday report carried the headline stating plainly that no injuries resulted from the wreck.
The crash adds to a string of school bus incidents making headlines in North Central Florida this month. Just a day earlier, an off-duty Gainesville police officer was seriously injured after rear-ending a stopped school bus in Marion County, an incident that also left the bus driver, an aide, and a student hospitalized, per the same outlet's reporting.
A Common but Dangerous Pattern on Florida Roads
Rear-end collisions involving stopped school buses remain a persistent safety concern nationally. Large school buses weigh more than 10,000 pounds, distinguishing them from smaller van-based vehicles used for student transport, according to data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That size and weight difference is often cited as a factor in how buses can absorb impact in rear-end crashes like the one in Union County.
Details beyond what News4JAX has published remain limited. No independent law enforcement report has been made available confirming the circumstances of the crash, and it is not yet known whether citations or an investigation followed the collision.
