Ellis County

School bus lands on side after crash in Ellis County

The crash scene was near the town of Avalon

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Authorities are investigating how a school bus ended up on its side in Ellis County.

According to Italy ISD, all staff and students are out of the bus and safe.

Some minor injuries were reported.

The accident happened south of Waxahachie along rural highway FM55 near the town of Avalon, an hour south of Dallas.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said a Maserati veered into oncoming traffic, that's when the school bus driver tried to avoid the car and rolled into a ditch.

The bus is part of the Ellis County Shared Services that Avalon ISD is part of for special needs students, according to Avalon ISD Superintendent Khristopher Marshall.

According to Marshall, there were three individuals on the bus: the driver, a bus monitor and one student.

Avalon ISD tells NBC 5 one adult and one student were taken to the hospital as a precaution.

The driver and passenger in the Maserati were not hurt.

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