photos by SHANNON SIMS
Update: The accident happened at around 6 PM not 7:15 PM as originally reported. According to WPVI Channel 6 the driver of the white pickup was charged with being under the influence.
The school bus was transporting 20 seven and eight year olds home from the after-school program at Cold Springs Elementary School in Gloucester City.
Police say the pickup truck with two people inside, drifted from its lane and slammed head on into the school bus.
The bus driver was not injured. The occupants of the truck were badly hurt and rushed to Cooper Hospital.
Some of the children were also treated at Coopers and others at Lourdes. One youngster expects to be sporting a shiner he says from banging into the seat belt.
Police say the driver of the pickup truck will be charged with driving while intoxicated. They say heroin was found inside the truck.
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