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16 students taken to hospital after school bus overturns in Gilmer County

Officials say there were students on board at the time of the wreck. The students were from Clear Creek Middle School. (Photo: Canyon Adams/Instagram)

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News has confirmed a school bus was involved in a rollover accident Monday afternoon in Gilmer County.

Officials say there were students on board at the time of the wreck. The students were from Clear Creek Middle School.

Sixteen students were taken to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

The rest of the students were taken back to the school, according to district officials.