UPDATE: Charges have been filed. Lorita McLaren, a 45-year-old Crestview woman, was cited after she failed to negotiate a curve and collided with a vehicle heading in the opposite direction, according to the Northwest Florida Daily News.
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CRESTVIEW — A 7-year-old is receiving treatment for minor injuries following a Friday afternoon school bus accident.
A 2007 International School Bus was traveling northbound on Jones Road in Crestview around 2:19 p.m. today as a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche was driving eastbound.
The bus driver attempted to negotiate a curve in a westerly direction, and the Avalanche driver was attempting to negotiate a curve in a southbound direction, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.
The bus driver did not use the designated lane, causing its left side to hit the left front of the Avalanche, according to the report.
Forty-seven students were on the bus, according to the FHP report.
One student is receiving treatment at North Okaloosa Medical Center.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: 1 injured in Crestview school bus accident