The crash occurred shortly after 8 a.m. as elementary school students from the Northwestern Local Schools were heading in for their first day of classes.
At least one person is dead and over 20 children are injured after a school bus crash in Ohio on Tuesday morning.
The Clark County Sheriff's Office tells Inside Edition Digital that the crash occurred shortly after 8 a.m. as elementary school students from the Northwestern Local Schools were heading in for their first day of classes.
The bus flipped over after it crashed with another vehicle, according to the sheriff's office and WHIO, who first reported of the crash.
Parents were first alerted to the crash on Tuesday through the Northwestern Local Schools Facebook page and authorities have set up a reunification center as two hospitals treat the injured children.
The first post came a little over 10 minutes after the crash and read: "Good morning Northwestern families. There has been a bus accident on one of our elementary routes. We will share more information once details are available. Thank you for your patience."
An hour later a second post said: "If your child was involved in the bus accident this morning, you will be notified very soon. A parent reunification center will be at German Township Firehouse. 3940 Lawrenceville Dr, Springfield, OH 45504 You can pick your child up once you've been contacted. More details to come."
Sgt. Tyler Ross of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said at a news conference that the crash occurred when a 2010 Honda Odyssey veered into the bus' lane of travel and the driver veered to the side of the road to avoid a collision.
There were 52 children onboard and the crash is under investigation.
