ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — UPDATE: According to the Odessa Police Department, the crash happened between a Ford Escort and a ECISD school bus.
The bus had 24 students on it, and it was traveling west on Melody Lane. The Ford Escort was traveling south on Permian Drive when the driver of the school bus failed to yield the right of way at the stop sign and hit into the Ford Escort. The driver of the Ford was taken to a local hospital and was determined to have non-life-threatening injuries.
At this time, there have been no other injuries reported and the driver of the school bus has been cited for Failed to Yield the Right of Way.
We will continue to update this story as we receive more information. The investigation is still ongoing.
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ECISD's Chief Communications Officer Mike Adkins confirms to NewsWest 9 that an accident involving one of their school buses occurred Thursday morning, leaving the driver of the other vehicle injured.
The ECISD school bus did have children inside but Adkins said "the driver and students on board did not report any injuries".
The Odessa Police Department is currently investigating the accident. NewsWest 9 has reached out to OPD but has not gotten a response yet.
Once we get word from OPD, we will update this story with the information provided.