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School bus wrecks near Wilmington, driver injured
John Staton
john.staton@starnewsonline.com
![An ambulance was on the scene of a wreck involving a school bus near the intersection of Carolina Beach Road and Sanders Drive on Wednesday morning. [DIANE FUHRER/STARNEWS]](/gcdn/authoring/2019/10/16/NSTN/ghows-NC-95075b5a-eaac-1e8c-e053-0100007f93fa-a3a8f8b7.jpeg?width=660&height=369&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A school bus was involved in a traffic accident in the Monkey Junction area of Wilmington Wednesday morning.
No students were injured, but the bus driver was transported to New Hanover Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, said Trooper Chris Lee with the N.C. Highway Patrol.
The accident also caused a major traffic snarl at Carolina Beach Road near Sanders Road.
According to Lee, the driver of an SUV traveling north on Carolina Beach Road and turning left onto Sanders Road was charged with failure to yield to the school bus.
Contact John Staton at 910-343-2343 or John.Staton@StarNewsOnline.com.