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School Bus Crash Slows Interstate 81 Traffic

LUZERNE COUNTY — A crash involving a school bus slowed traffic Thursday on a section of Interstate 81 in Luzerne County. The wreck happened around 10 a.m....

LUZERNE COUNTY -- A crash involving a school bus slowed traffic Thursday on a section of Interstate 81 in Luzerne County.

The wreck happened around 10 a.m. Thursday on I-81 south near the Nuangola exit (159). A school bus crashed into a guard rail after being cut off by a UPS tractor trailer, according to state police.

Kids from the Wilkes-Barre Academy Daycare were on the bus. One child was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

Traffic was down to one lane and was backed up for several miles. According to PennDOT, the highway was cleared by 1:30 p.m.

Get real-time traffic information at WNEP Traffic Tracker.

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