LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - A Rockingham County school bus was involved in a vehicle crash Thursday morning in Louisa County, according to officials from both counties.

The crash happened on Jefferson Highway near Jouett Elementary School, according to a Louisa County post on Facebook . Five students and three adults were taken to a hospital with minor injuries, while the remaining students were evaluated by Louisa County Fire & EMS at Jouett Elementary, the release said.

In an email to Elkton Middle School and Wilbur S. Pence Middle School families, RCPS Superintendent Larry Shifflett said the students were traveling to Louisa County for a field trip to the Virginia State Fair. Shifflett also said there were “no known significant injuries.”

RCPS personnel and principals were present

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