5 injured after crash involving school bus on I-4 in Osceola County; no students injured

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - Five people were injured Wednesday after three vehicles, including a school bus, were involved in a crash on Interstate 4 in Osceola County.

The crash happened around 7: 39 a.m. on I-4 eastbound near mile marker 61 in Kissimmee, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. 

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An Osceola County school bus with about 29 Island Village Elementary students on board was traveling in the outside lane. The bus driver, an 82-year-old man, failed to stop as traffic was slowing in the lane, and the bus hit the back of a Chevy Blazer in front of it, FHP said. 

The collision caused the Chevy Blazer to hit the back of a GM515 work truck, according to FHP. 

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The school bus driver was not injured and remained at the scene, FHP said. The students were also not injured. The work truck driver, a 33-year-old man, was also not injured.

According to FHP, the driver of the Chevy Blazer, a 44-year-old man, and four passengers were taken to Celebration hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Two lanes of I-4 eastbound were closed as crews worked to clear the crash. The lanes have since reopened.

FHP said the crash remains under investigation.