UPDATE: Two seriously hurt when car collides with school bus on Highway 52 near Carpio

CARPIO, N.D. (KMOT) UPDATE 8:18 P.M.: Two people from Kenmare suffered serious injuries Tuesday afternoon when their vehicle struck a school bus crossing highway 52.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol said shortly after 4 p.m. the bus had stopped just east of Carpio before begining to cross, and the driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic.

A westbound car struck the bus.

There were seven students and a driver on the bus but no one was hurt.

Another school bus came to pick up the students.

The state patrol is handling the crash investigation.

Charges are pending against the bus driver.

ORIGINAL STORY: A vehicle traveling on Highway 52 collided with a school bus Tuesday afternoon.

The Ward County Sheriff said the school bus from the Lewis & Clark School District was crossing the highway just south of Carpio around 4 p.m. when it was T-boned by a vehicle.

The Sheriff said a couple in the vehicle were taken to the hospital for unknown injuries.

He said there were seven students and a driver on the bus but no one was hurt.

Another school bus came to pick up the students.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol is handling the crash investigation.