Fiery bus crash on the Beltway in Prince George’s Co. — but no students hurt

A photo of the bus crash. (Courtesy Prince George's County Fire and EMS)

A school bus caught fire on the Beltway in Prince George’s County Tuesday morning after being rear-ended by another car, but no students were hurt.

Prince George’s County Fire and EMS told WTOP the car rear-ended the bus on the Outer Loop of the Beltway near Ritchie Marlboro Road.

There were 23 Walker Mill Middle School students on the bus at the time.

A spokesperson for Prince George’s County Schools told WTOP that no students were injured.

The students were taken to school by another bus.

Video footage of the blaze was captured by a 7News photographer:

 

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Ana Golden

Ana Golden is an Associate Producer for WTOP. Ana attended Emerson College and studied Journalism and Political Communication. While at Emerson, she worked as an associate producer for her school’s TV station, interned on senate and gubernatorial campaigns, and worked as a news anchor on 88.9 WER.

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