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5 kids injured in Peoria County school bus collision

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A school bus accident sent five children to a Peoria hospital with minor injuries Monday morning.

Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins said a box truck hit the Farmington School District bus on Illinois Route 116 at Quarry Road. The crash pushed the bus into a residence.

Eleven kids were on the bus. The driver was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Tim was the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio. He left the station in 2025.