Students taken to hospital after school bus crashes into Metairie canal

Three students were taken to a hospital Tuesday after the Jefferson Parish Public Schools bus they were riding in crashed into a Metairie canal.The accident was reported Tuesday afternoon at Elise and West Metairie avenues.Jefferson Parish officials said the bus, with students on board, went off the road and into the canal. Jefferson Parish firefighters were sent to the scene.Driver cited after school bus with 34 students on board crashes into Metairie canalOfficials said all students were removed from the bus. WDSU reporter Travers Mackel said the bus was transporting track athletes from T.H. Harris Middle School.Three students were taken to hospitals with minor injuries.Additional details have not been released.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here.Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

Three students were taken to a hospital Tuesday after the Jefferson Parish Public Schools bus they were riding in crashed into a Metairie canal.

The accident was reported Tuesday afternoon at Elise and West Metairie avenues.


Jefferson Parish officials said the bus, with students on board, went off the road and into the canal. Jefferson Parish firefighters were sent to the scene.

Driver cited after school bus with 34 students on board crashes into Metairie canal

Officials said all students were removed from the bus. WDSU reporter Travers Mackel said the bus was transporting track athletes from T.H. Harris Middle School.

Three students were taken to hospitals with minor injuries.



Additional details have not been released.

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