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9 students injured in school bus crash

MSHP purpleSPOKANE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say at least nine students were injured when a southwestern Missouri school district’s bus entered a pickup truck’s path on a highway.

None of the injuries from the Christian County accident about 7:30 a.m. Monday on U.S. 65 appears to be life-threatening.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the Spokane school district bus pulled out in front of a pickup truck and was hit on the back end.

The injured students, ranging in age from 5 to 18 years old, were taken to hospitals.

The pickup truck’s driver also was sent to a hospital.

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