Education

Beaufort Co. school bus rear-ends sheriff’s deputy’s patrol vehicle on Hilton Head

A Beaufort County school bus rear-ended a marked patrol car driven by a sheriff’s deputy on Hilton Head Island this morning while carrying five people: three special education students, a special education assistant and the bus driver.

There were no injuries, according to district spokesman Jim Foster, . A substitute bus went to the scene and transported the students to school.

The collision happened at the intersection of Point Comfort Road and Palmetto Bay Road at approximately 8:30 a.m., according to Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Bob Bromage.

This story was originally published September 26, 2019 at 9:11 AM.

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Rachel Jones
The Island Packet
Rachel Jones covers education for the Island Packet and the Beaufort Gazette. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has worked for the Daily Tar Heel and Charlotte Observer. She has won awards from the South Carolina Press Association, Associated College Press and North Carolina College Media Association for feature writing and education reporting.
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