Driver rescues 34 kids from a burning school bus, SC fire department says

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A school bus caught fire after a crash with a car in Darlington County, South Carolina Tuesday morning, according to the Palmetto Rural Fire Department.

“A special shout out to the bus driver who got all the kids off the bus! No one was seriously injured in this incident!” the department said on Facebook.

There were 34 students on the bus when a car ran into it from behind, Darlington County Schools spokeswoman Audrey Childers told WBTW.

The crash happened at about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to WMBF. South Carolina Highway Patrol spokesman Cpl. Sonny Collins told the station “the bus was stopped at the railroad tracks. A Buick ran into the back of the bus and caught fire, which spread to the bus.”