CHILD INJURED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A SCHOOL BUS IN ELIZABETHTON

A child suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a school bus in Elizabethton on Tuesday afternoon. Carter County Schools report that the child lost control of his bicycle and pulled in front of the bus at the intersection of Trudy Street and Cedar Avenue. The child was taken to the hospital to get checked out. School officials say that quick action by the bus driver helped to avert a tragic situation. No students were on the bus at the time as it was returning to the bus garage. 

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