Walton County

Bus crash sends 12 students to hospital

The wreck happened shortly after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Georgia 81 and Wagon Trail Road in Walton County, near Loganville.

WALTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a wreck involving a school bus.

The wreck was reported shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Georgia 81 and Wagon Trail Road in Walton County, near Loganville.

The sheriff’s office said 12 students complained of neck injuries, but no one was seriously hurt in the wreck.

Some of the students were taken to Clearview Hospital in Monroe to be checked out.

The sheriff’s office said the students were from Youth Middle School in Loganville.

Authorities are asking drivers to avoid the area while they investigate the crash.