Multiple Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21 students escaped injury Wednesday afternoon when their school bus crashed in Whitehall Township , school officials said.

The single-vehicle accident happened around 3:15 p.m. at Lehigh Avenue and Bridge Street, Kimberly Talipan, assistant to the executive director, told lehighvalleylive.com.

Photos show the bus went off the road and into a wooded area.

It’s unclear what led up to the accident. Whitehall Township Police Chief Michael Marks didn’t immediately return a request for more information.

Talipan reported that neither the students on board nor the driver were injured.

“We are grateful for the swift response of our staff and emergency personnel, and we remain committed to the safety and well-being of our students,” she said. “A tho

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