(2nd update 11:54-a.m.)

In an update to our report at 9-a.m., a two-vehicle accident east of Bedford this morning involving a school bus resulted in about a half dozen people being sent to area hospitals. Bedford Community District Superintendent Joe Drake said the incident occurred at around 8:30-a.m., near the intersection of Highway 2 and Lake Road. Drake told KJAN News two adults and four students were transported by ambulance to Corning and Clarinda hospitals. Their injuries were said to be non-life threatening. Other students on the bus were transported by their parents to the hospital to be checked for injuries. There were a total of 15 students on-board the bus.

Fire and Rescue crews from several communities, including Clarinda and Shenandoah, responded to the scene. The road was said to have been blocked in both directions for a time, while emergency crews were attending to the injured and investigating the accident. The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office says the driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash was transported by ambulance to a hospital as well. The accident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.