Students injured in bus crash in Rancho Mirage

Six students on a Coachella Valley Unified School bus were injured Tuesday just before 1:00 pm. Cal Fire says the bus was involved in a 3-car collision on Ramon Road near Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage.

According to Dr. Esparza from Coachella Valley Unified, who went to the crash scene, 6 out of the 17 students on the bus have been taken to area hospitals to be checked out.

"We have six students who just went to get checked out," said Esparza, who was at the scene. "One stated that she hurt her foot hitting the inside of the wall of the bus. All others are just feeling a little anxious. They have a little bit of nausea, based on the height of their adrenaline. But at this point in time, we didn't have any, thank God, any fatalities or any major injuries."

CHP also states that another person was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Esparza also said that the students are from Desert Mirage High School and returning from a field trip out of the area.

"They were coming from La Sierra University and they were going to find out about things in regards to not just dual enrollment, but to taking on the opportunity to go to that university," explained Esparza.

CHP Officer Torres says they are still investigating the exact cause of the crash, but it appears that the driver of a white van stopped in the intersection for an unknown reason, another car rammed into the van causing it to hit the left side of the bus.

The crash caused some back-up for a few hours while crews cleaned up the wreckage and for the investigation. As of 3:00 pm the roadway is reported to be back open.

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