4 students die in bus accident
From Times Wire Reports
A school bus and several other vehicles crashed near Cottonwood, killing four students.
The bus was hit by a van. The bus then hit a pickup and tipped on its side, State Patrol Lt. Mark Peterson said. At least 14 people were hurt, two critically. The first motorists at the scene took some of the injured to nearby hospitals before ambulances arrived.
The bus was on its regular route, carrying children from kindergarten through 12th grade.
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