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4 kids injured in Alamosa school bus crash Thursday morning; driver cited

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Four children were injured in Alamosa Thursday morning when a school bus crashed into another vehicle after the bus allegedly failed to yield.

Police received reports of the crash at the intersection of West Avenue and 8th Street around 7:39 a.m. The other vehicle involved was a Ford Edge driven by Alamosa resident Stevie Hostetter. 

The school bus was carrying 14 students on their way to the Alamosa Elementary School when it collided with Hostetter. 

Witnesses at the scene said the school bus failed to yield the right of way when it turned in front of Hostetter, according to a social media post by the Alamosa Police Department,

The four students and Hostetter were treated and released at the scene for minor injuries. 

The driver of the school bus, identified as 69-year-old Dennis Pacheco of Alamosa, was cited for careless driving causing injury.



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