WARRENTON, Mo. -- Ten Warrenton High School students suffered minor injuries Wednesday afternoon when their school bus collided with the back end of an oncoming tractor-trailer truck, officials said. The victims were taken to three area hospitals for treatment.
The bus was bound for vocational classes in Washington when the accident happened on Highway 47, seven miles south of Warrenton, the Warrenton School District said. The district superintendent said the truck's driver lost control of his trailer, and its back end crossed into the oncoming bus' path.
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