Car crashes into Collier County school bus

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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- New details on a school bus crash early Wednesday morning in Golden Gate Estates.

It happened on 18th Avenue Northeast, off of Everglades Boulevard around 6:30 a.m.

The bus was heading to Palmetto Ridge High School with five students on board when it stopped to pick up another student at a bus stop.

Police say a Scion then crashed into the bus from behind.

The 34-year-old driver of the Scion tells Florida Highway Patrol he was looking down at something at the time of the crash.

He was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

According to authorities, no one on the bus was hurt.

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