LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Jefferson County Public School (JCPS) bus transporting dozens of students was involved in an accident with another vehicle late Friday afternoon.
Metro officials said the crash occurred at the intersection of Taylorsville Road and Six Mile Lane in Jeffersontown.
JCPS spokesperson Carolyn Callahan said 61 students from Cochrane Elementary and Tully Elementary were on board Bus 1763 at the time.
Jeffersontown Police Sgt. Brandon Gwynn said an off-duty officer was the first to respond to the accident.
"He actually calmed a lot of students down," he said. "He knows a lot of the students anyways, he's one of our local officers that's very active in the community."
When additional officers arrived, one student complained of experiencing whiplash so Fire and EMS was called to check on the other students.
In total, officials said 19 people were transported to area hospitals. Callahan said 18 of those were students, that number includes their siblings.
"For instance, we had one person that was complaining of an injury, we had the sibling go with them to the hospital as well to make it easier for their parents," Gwynn said.
He said 40 students were taken to Kennedy Elementary where they will be divided among two buses to get them home quicker.
Gwynn said based on preliminary information the driver in front of the school bus saw the light ahead of them was about to turn red, so they slowed down to stop. That's when the school bus rear-ended the other vehicle.
The bus driver's condition is unknown, but Gwynn said it appears the other driver was uninjured.
Police said no citations have been issued at this time.
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