School bus overturns in Howard County with students on board, police say

HOWARD COUNTY, Md. - Several students were evaluated for injuries after a school bus overturned in Howard County Thursday afternoon.

According to Howard County police, the bus flipped in the 7300 block of Old Columbia Road in Columbia just after 3:30 p.m. with 19 students from Hammond Middle School on board.

Of the 19, the department said that four kids — two boys and two girls between 11-14 years old, were taken to the hospital to be checked out further. 

The driver, a 30-year-old woman, was not injured.

So far, police have not revealed why the bus left the roadway and swerved into a grassy area. 

Howard County Public Schools swiftly sent a message to families in the school district notifying them of what had happened. 

"This afternoon there was a significant bus accident with Hammond Middle School students on board," the announcement reads. 

The school district also mentioned that several students were injured and were receiving medical care as needed. 

The kids who were not harmed were sent home with their families. 

An investigation into how the bus ended up off the road is ongoing.