Seven transported for injuries in school bus wreck Friday

Paramedics respond to the scene of a bus wreck Friday morning.

A loaded Alexander City school bus was struck in the rear Friday morning while carrying students to school.

“The school bus was stopped at the rail crossing at Washington and Lee streets,” Alexander City deputy police chief James Easterwood said. “A SUV struck the bus in the rear while it was stopped.”

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.