UPDATED 1:14 P.M.
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — Peoria County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a school bus accident Monday morning on Rt. 116 and Quarry Road.
Sheriff Chris Watkins and the Logan-Trivoli Fire Protection District say the crash happened just before 7:20 a.m.
Both vehicles were traveling westbound on Rt. 116 when a box truck struck the Farmington school bus, pushing it into a nearby residence.
Officials say eleven children were on board the bus, six were taken to hospitals with minor injuries.
The bus driver and the driver of the box truck were also taken to a hospital for minor injuries.
The Peoria County Sheriffs Department says the driver of the box truck was cited for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident.
