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WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) — A school van was involved in a chain reaction crash with three other vehicles near Pittsburgh, sending the driver and four special needs students to a hospital as a precaution.
Gerald Chessman, assistant superintendent for the Woodland Hills School District, went to the scene and said the students did not appear to be seriously injured.
"Thank goodness, they've being seen by physicians, but seem to be doing OK," Chessman said.
The district was responsible for the students' transportation to a private school, Chessman said.
Officials at ALCD Tillotson School confirmed the students attended that school but said no other information was immediately available. The school's website said it serves children and adults with learning disabilities.
The crash happened about 8 a.m. Thursday on Lebanon Church Road, a major artery in the suburb of West Mifflin and about five miles east of downtown Pittsburgh.
Police confirmed that no serious injuries were reported and said it appears the van rear-ended a pickup truck that had stopped for a red light. Two vehicles stopped in front of the truck were also struck, police said.
The van is owned by First Student, a busing contractor from nearby Wall. Officials there referred calls to a parent company headquarters in Cincinnati, where officials didn't immediately return a message seeking comment.
Neither police nor the van company immediately released the name of the driver or said how long he had been employed. It was not immediately clear whether anyone would be cited in the crash.
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