Infant Injured in Howard County School Bus Accident

UPDATE - 9:30 p.m., March 27 - Police said the 1-year-old girl was released from the hospital Wednesday evening. 

Original Story

A 1-year-old girl was injured after her mother's car collided with a school bus on Little Patuxent Parkway near Hickory Ridge Road on Wednesday morning, according to police.

The Howard County school bus was travelling eastbound on Little Patuxent Parkway around 7:50 a.m. when an Acura, driven by the child's mother, made a left turn in front of the bus, according to a preliminary investigation by police. The bus hit the car near the rear passenger's side door, where the 1-year-old was sitting in a child restraint seat, said police.

The child was taken to Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital; the mother left the scene before she could be evaluated for injuries to go with her daughter to the hospital, said police.

The bus driver, two adult aides, a 10-year-old boy and a 6-year-old boy who were on the school bus were not injured, according to police.

Another bus traveled to the scene and took the children to Forbush School in Hunt Valley, where the children were heading, according to a schools spokesperson.

Police did not know the extent of the 1-year-old's injuries.

The investigation into the accident continues, but at this time no charges have been filed, according to police.

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