Updated news reports indicate that a total of 35 elementary school students were injured when a Beaumont ISD school bus was involved in a collision with an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck.
KXAN reports that 35 fourth-grade students were injured and at least 26 were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon following the crash. One student was airlifted to Houston Memorial Hermann with a head-injury. That student is listed in serious but stable condition.
The crash occurred on U.S. 69 near Lumberton, Texas as the school bus transported 44 Charlton-Pollard Elementary students back to school following a field trip to the Big Thicket National Preserve.
The crash remains under investigation and none of the drivers have been cited in the crash.