CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said two separate crashes involving students were reported Thursday morning in Clay County
One was a hit-and-run involving a child or teen on an e-bike near Clay High School. The kid was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Deputies are looking for a silver SUV in connection with that crash.
The other crash involved a school bus on northbound Blanding Boulevard (SR-21) near Howard Road in Middleburg.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the bus had come to a complete stop with its warning lights activated and its stop arm deployed when an SUV failed to slow down or stop, drove onto the right shoulder, then steered back into the right lane and hit the back of the bus.
No students were injured in that incident, Cook said.
News4JAX viewer Danese Terry shared photos from the crash, showing a crumpled white SUV and no visible damage to the bus.
Terry, whose children were not on the bus, praised the Sheriff’s Office and school transportation response.
“Police were on scene very quickly, and transportation notified all parents of students on that bus very promptly. A second bus showed up within minutes to transport kids to school,” Terry said.
Authorities have not indicated which school(s) the students were headed to.