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Multiple ambulances respond to Renton school bus crash

Jun 3, 2016, 10:22 AM | Updated: 7:48 pm

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Two buses were involved in a collision on martin Luther King Jr. Way in Renton. (Alison Grande, KIRO 7)

(Alison Grande, KIRO 7)

The scene of a crash that involved two Renton school buses was treated as a massive incident response Friday morning.

The Renton Fire Department reports seven ambulances were requested to respond to the crash in the 2100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The road was blocked while emergency crews tended to the scene.

As many as 21 students were reportedly injured. A bus driver was transported to the hospital. The Renton Police Department said that students’ injuries were minor.

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