There were some scary moments for nearly two dozen Gloucester City School children just after 6:00pm.
That's when their school bus was hit by a pickup truck. Police say the driver was impaired.
The school bus was transporting 20 seven and eight year olds home from the after-school program at Cold Springs Elementary School in Gloucester City.
Police say the pickup truck with two people inside, drifted from its lane and slammed head on into the school bus.
Carole Walens says, she heard a loud bang and ran to the scene where she saw the children.
"They were pretty calm, but they were crying, and you heard some of them upset over it," explained Carole Walens.
The bus driver was not injured. The occupants of the truck were badly hurt and rushed to Cooper Hospital.
Some of the children were also treated at Coopers and others at Lourdes. One youngster expects to be sporting a shiner he says from banging into the seat belt.
"We could not get out so we had to climb from the window," said Gavion Shoemaker.
"He's a little banged up, he's got a couple bruises, and he's got a black eye, but he's going to be all right," said Gavion's mother Shannon Shoemaker.
Police say the driver of the pickup truck will be charged with driving while intoxicated. They say heroin was found inside the truck.
