A crash snarled traffic in Orange after an SUV driver and school bus crashed. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.
Two children and three adults were hospitalized Monday after a school bus carrying special needs children and an SUV crashed in the city of Orange, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
The crash was reported on Santiago Canyon Road shortly after 3 p.m., OCFA said. Witnesses reported seeing the driver of a Kia cross the double-sided lanes into oncoming traffic and crashing head-on into a school bus.
As a result of the crash, a total of five people were hospitalized. Among those who were taken to the hospital were the drivers of both vehicles involved in the crash. OCFA said those who were hospitalized were in serious but stable condition.
Orange Unified School District confirmed it was one of their school buses that was involved in the crash. It said the school bus was carrying the driver and two students.
Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. >Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter.
"We are deeply grateful to the first responders for their quick response and support, and we are working with the California Highway Patrol on their investigation," Superintendent Michael Christensen said.
The investigation is ongoing.
