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The rear end of a school bus was crumpled when a truck hit the bus. | News4Jax

4 kindergarteners hurt when truck hits school bus

By Dan Scanlan
Published on April 2, 2026 at 3:32 pm
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Four kindergarten students were injured Thursday morning when a commercial truck rear-ended a Duval County school bus headed to the Jacksonville zoo.

The crash happened as the bus was crossing train tracks on Zoo Parkway about 10:30 a.m. The injured students were transported to a hospital for treatment, school officials said.

The bus was from San Pablo Elementary School, according to a message from Duval County Public Schools to families. Kindergarten students were on board, enroute to the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens for a field trip, according to the message to parents.

All other students were safe. School staff were with them after the crash, school officials said. 

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author image Reporter email Dan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with 40 years as a radio, television and print reporter in the Jacksonville area, as well as years of broadcast work in the Northeast. After a stint managing a hotel comedy club, Dan began a 34-year career as police and current events reporter at The Florida Times-Union before joining the staff of WJCT News 89.9.

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