Virginia State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash involving a Warren County school bus that occurred Monday morning on Route 522 in Rappahannock County.
According to Virginia State Police, the crash happened at approximately 9:10 a.m. on Dec. 15, 2025, near the intersection of Route 522 and Chester Gap Road.
Police said a 1994 Ford F-150 was traveling on Route 522 when it was unable to avoid colliding with the school bus, which had pulled out from a stop sign on Chester Gap Road onto Route 522. At the time of the crash, the school bus was transporting 10 elementary school-aged students.
Eight of the students were transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. Authorities said most of those students have since been released to their parents. The remaining two students were released to their parents at the scene of the crash.
The driver of the Ford F-150 sustained minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital.
The driver of the school bus, identified as William Payne Jr., 66, of Front Royal, also suffered minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital. Police said Payne has been charged with failure to yield.
The crash remains under investigation by Virginia State Police.
From a release. Edited by Dan McDermott.
