ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Authorities cited one person following a crash involving a school bus and a pickup truck Monday afternoon in Elizabeth City.
It happened just before 3 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 17 and Forest Park Road. That's near Northeastern High School.
The crash involved school bus #204 which had 56 students on board at the time, according to Dexter Jackson-Heard, a spokesperson for Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools.
The driver of the pickup truck was cited for "entering an intersection while a traffic signal was emitting a steady red circular light for traffic in defendant's direction of travel” and "failure to reduce speed as necessary to avoid colliding with a vehicle," Elizabeth City police said in a press release Tuesday evening.
Police said the driver and a passenger of the pickup truck had to go to Sentara Albemarle Medical Center for their injuries.
School officials said some students were evaluated by medical personnel at the scene.
"This is an active, ongoing investigation and the Police Department urges anyone with additional information about this incident to contact the Elizabeth City Police Department at (252) 335-4321 or the Crime Line at (252) 335-5555," the release said.
