(COLDWATER TOWNSHIP) – Minor injuries were reported in a three vehicle crash involving a school bus.

Branch County Sheriff Fred Blankenship says at 4:30 PM on October 16, his department was dispatched to the intersection of East Garfield Road and North Behnke Road for an accident.

Deputies determined that a Quincy man was driving a pick up west on East Garfield Road and started a left hand turn onto North Behnke Road. A car driven by a Coldwater woman, was traveling east on East Garfield Road and struck the pick up. The truck spun out of control and struck a Pansophia Academy School bus that was carrying 16 students.

School officials contacted the parents of the students on the bus. One of them was taken by their parents to Insight Hospital and Medical Center Coldwater.

The three occupants of the car were also taken to Insight Hospital to be treated for their injuries. The pick up driver was not injured.

Assisting at the scene were the Coldwater Fire Department, the Michigan State Police, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Life Care Ambulance.