Ten Students Injured in Collin County School Bus Crash at FM 2194 and CR 1661

Collin County, Texas (January 5, 2023) – According to the troopers, ten students were injured Wednesday afternoon in a school bus crash in Collin County.

The crash happened around 4:24 p.m., January 4, in the area of Farm-to-Market Road 2194 and County Road 1661.

Troopers said a Farmersville ISD bus with 48 children on board was stopped while dropping off a student when it was rear-ended by a Ford F-150 pickup truck.

Ten students on the bus and the Ford driver were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Ford driver was to be ticketed.

The troopers are investigating the crash.

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