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                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, May 20, 1993                   TAG: 9305200246
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short


11 SCHOOLCHILDREN HURT IN BUS CRASH

A school bus and a car collided Wednesday, injuring 11 children on the bus, police said.

Officer Matthew Hockman, who investigated the 7:10 a.m. accident, said students complained of minor neck and back injuries. They were taken to hospitals.

About 20 students from Thompson Middle School were on the bus.

The driver of the car, Melvin Briggs Jr. of Richmond, was making a left turn and crossed into the path of the bus, Hockman said. Briggs, 26, was charged with reckless driving.



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