LEANDER, TX – More than a dozen children sustained injuries Wednesday in a school bus accident in northeast Travis County, reports KVUE.

The crash occurred around 3:15 p.m. on Nameless Road, or FM 2243, near Round Mountain Estates. This is on the far-west side of Leander.

Police say that for unknown reasons, a southbound Leander ISD school bus transporting 42 children from Bagdad Elementary School left the roadway and overturned.

A total of 16 children along with the bus driver required hospitalization. Two of the victims sustained serious injuries.

There’s no word yet regarding the cause of the accident.

A full investigation is underway. Our team of news writers will post updates to the blog just as soon as we learn more about what happened.

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