schoolbus2(CSi)   The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports  a school bus transporting 10 children was struck by a pickup six miles NW of LaMoure,  near Berlin, North Dakota,  Thursday morning about 8:10.

The report says , the bus was struck by a Dodge Ram pickup. The driver was able to swerve and avoid directly hitting the passenger compartment of the bus. The bus then ended up in the ditch. The pickup was traveling on a gravel road at approximately 55 mph when it struck the front axle and driver compartment area of the bus.

The bus driver struck his head on the side window and suffered minor injury. Another bus came and transported the children to LaMoure. Some children were taken to the clinic in LaMoure.

The pickup driver was identified as 30 year-old Kyle Dathe of rural LaMoure. The bus driver, 61 year-old Harvey Liebold, of LaMoure was charged with failure to yield.

The bus was carrying ten student passengers of various ages.

There were no serious injuries.    Another bus transported them to the school in LaMoure.  Parents were notified of the crash.  Some students were checked out at the clinic in LaMoure.   

The crash remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol.