Updated information: Second school bus accident today. This one involves 18-wheeler. Three children transported to hospital

Updated information:

The Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the crash on County Road 278, off Farm-to-Market 1408, that occurred Tuesday, October 29.

DPS Media Sergeant Shana Clark said, "The preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 5:05 p.m., a Jasper ISD school bus was traveling east around a curve, while a 2010 Mack truck tractor semi-trailer was west. It is reported that the truck tractor failed to give one-half of the roadway and struck the back left of the school bus."

The driver of the school bus, identified as 68-year-old La Vel Tukes of Jasper, was not injured. There were six children on the school bus, three of which were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the truck tractor, identified as 33-year-old Quintario Foster of Maryville, La., was not injured. Foster was cited for failing to give one-half of the roadway.

There is no further information available.

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Information is currently limited, but what we do know is that around 5pm this evening, a Jasper School Bus was delivering students to their homes. Somehow an 18-wheeler hit the back of the bus.

From what we have been told, there were no reported injuries.

We have reached out to the proper authorities and are currently awaiting information. Once it is received, we will update our readers.