School bus/pickup crash in Smith County

SMITH COUNTY — Four people went to the hospital following a school bus-pickup crash Thursday morning near lake Palestine. According to the DPS investigator’s preliminary report, a Bullard ISD bus was traveling westbound on FM-344, turning south onto SH-155. The driver of a pickup was traveling northbound on SH-155 and struck the turning bus on its left driver’s side, causing the bus to roll onto its right side. There were two children on the bus as well as a bus monitor and the bus driver. The bus driver was transported to UT-Health East Texas – Tyler in stable condition. The children were transported by their parents from the scene to Christus Trinity Mother Frances – Tyler. The driver of the pickup truck was transported to UT-Health East Texas – Tyler. The crash remains under investigation.