Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009

School bus-car accident injures 3

A Lexington 1 school bus was involved in an accident at 11 a.m. Tuesday that sent the driver, the one student who was a passenger and the driver of another car to the hospital.

Bus driver Lourine Chaplin, 61, of Gilbert was traveling north on U.S. 1 when she pulled into the path of a car, according to Lance Cpl. Josef Robinson, spokesman for the S.C. Highway Patrol.

Ronnie Prioleau, 25, of St. Stephen was the driver of the car, a 2007 Hyundai traveling on Caulks Ferry Road, Robinson said. The Hyundai was struck on the passenger side; Prioleau was not wearing a seat belt, Robinson said.

Prioleau, Chaplin and the student were taken to Lexington Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Robinson said. They were treated and released.

- Staff Reports

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