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1 killed in school bus accident in Wayne Co.

6:17 PM, Feb 25, 2013   |    comments
  • A school bus sits in a ditch after a crash in Wayne Co. Monday afternoon (WSAV)
  • Debris is in the roadway from a crash in Wayne County Monday afternoon. (WSAV/Coastal News Service)
    
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WAYNE COUNTY, GA - One person was killed when a pick-up truck and a school bus collided in downstate Wayne County Monday afternoon.

It happened on rain-slicked Odum Highway in Wayne County. The school bus slid off of the roadway in the wreck. Police said the driver of the pick-up was killed.

About 12 students were taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Officers said they did not have details as to the cause of the wreck, or if the weather played a part in the crash.

(WSAV Savannah contributed to this report.)