OTTAWA COUNTY – Five high school students were injured in a school bus accident just before 3pm. on Thursday in Ottawa County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Chevy School bus driven by Shirley J. Kuder, 55, Minneapolis, was west bound on Kansas 106 one mile east of Minneapolis.

The vehicle entered the south ditch and struck the guard rail.

Students from Minneapolis on the bus Taton Smith, 15, Morgan Kelly, 17, Cassidy Johns, 18, Camryn Nace, 18, and Kerrigan, Kelly, 16, were transported to Salina Regional Medical Center for treatment of non life-threatening injuries.

Kuder was not injured.

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OTTAWA COUNTY- Law enforcement authorities are investigating an injury accident involving a school bus in Ottawa County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Some high school students from USD 239- Minneapolis were transported to area hospitals.

Check Hays Post for additional details as they become available.