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A school bus carrying 10 students sideswiped a trailer Thursday afternoon in Orange Park, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The incident occurred around 4:37 p.m. near 2551 Watermill Drive. The bus driver, a 44-year-old woman, steered left to navigate around a parked work truck and trailer, but struck the trailer in the process, FHP said.
No injuries were reported among the students or either driver.
The truck’s driver, a 64-year-old man from Jacksonville, was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to the report.
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Source: news4jax
