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6 students, 3 adults sent to hospital after Va. school bus wreck

KING GEORGE, Va. (AP) — A school bus and a tractor-trailer wreck in Virginia has sent three adults and six students to a hospital.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the students were sent to a hospital for “precautionary measures.” Mary Washington Hospital spokeswoman Lisa Henry says the two adults on the bus suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the Tuesday afternoon crash. The Free Lance-Star reports Virginia State Police say the tractor-trailer driver was seriously injured and flown to a different hospital.

King George schools spokeswoman Sharon James did not comment on the students’ ages or the specifics of their condition.

Scattered showers and humid weather continues for the DC region on Sunday

While a flood watch for the region has been lifted on Saturday evening, humid temperatures and scattered showers will persist overnight and into Sunday. WTOP Meteorologist Mike Stinneford said that the potential for heavy showers will wind down overnight, but Sunday will remain unsettled, with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the 80s.
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