LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Two drivers were hospitalized after a head-on crash between a school bus and a tow truck in Luzerne County.
State police say the wreck happened before 8 a.m. on Route 115 in the area of Laurel Run Road in Bear Creek Township.
Troopers believe the driver of the tow truck had a medical issue and crossed into oncoming traffic, crashing into the bus.
The school bus was transporting about four dozen students, grades kindergarten to eighth grade, to the Bear Creek Community Charter School at the time of the crash.
Both drivers were taken to the hospital for treatment of "moderate" injuries.
State police identified the driver of the tow truck as Edward Steinmann, 28, of Effort, and the bus driver as Suzanne Ent, 53, of Wilkes-Barre.
Another bus was brought to the scene to take the students to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center to be checked out.
School officials said four students were admitted to the hospital. At 2:30 p.m. Geisinger officials said two students were still under evaluation.
"I'd like to thank the professional staff here at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, who rallied an enormous number of resources together to not only render aid to students but comfort to staff as well as parents and families who arrived on scene," said Jim Smith, CEO of Bear Creek Community Charter School.
Route 115 was closed in the area of the crash as state police reconstruction teams investigated. It reopened after noon.
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