The bus collided with a sedan around 7:30 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Harbison Avenue and Tackawanna Street.
Chopper 6 over the scene showed the car with severe front end damage.
Chopper 6 Video: School bus crash in Wissinoming
According to police, the school bus was traveling eastbound on Harbison Avenue and was waiting to make a left onto Tackawanna Street. That's when a black Toyota Camry traveling westbound on Harbison Avenue at a high rate of speed, tried to make a quick left onto Benner Street, but struck the school bus.
The 28-year-old driver of the Camry sustained head injuries and a dislocated hip, and was hospitalized in critical condition.
There were six to eight children on the school bus who sustained minor injuries. One child, an 8-year-old girl, complained of head pain and was transported to Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children.
A second school bus was brought in to take the other students away.
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