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Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said two separate crashes involving students were reported Thursday morning in Clay County
One was a hit-and-run involving a child or teen on an e-bike near Clay High School. The kid was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Deputies are looking for a silver SUV in connection with that crash.
News4JAX has a crew headed to the area to learn more.
The other crash involved a school bus at Blanding Boulevard and Howard Road in Middleburg.
No students were injured in that incident, Cook said.
News4JAX viewer T shared photos from the bus crash, showing a crumpled white car and no visible damage to the bus.
T, whose children were not on the bus, praised the Sheriff’s Office and school transportation response.
“Police were on scene very quickly, and transportation notified all parents of students on that bus very promptly. A second bus showed up within minutes to transport kids to school,” T said.
Authorities have not indicated which school(s) the students were headed to.
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Source: News4Jax
