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Man charged with DUI after school bus crash – and more Chattanooga region news

HENAGAR, Ala. – Police in northeast Alabama say a man has been arrested on a DUI charge after a car was pushed into a stopped school bus.

Henagar Police Chief Randell Smith told WHNT-TV the crash happened on Alabama Highway 40 around 7:15 a.m. CDT Tuesday.

Smith said a school bus came to a stop and a car behind the bus slowed down as well. Smith said a truck rear-ended the car, which became wedged beneath the back of the school bus.

A woman driving the car was taken to a local hospital for observation.

Smith said the man driving the truck is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. The man’s identity hasn’t been released.