MANCHESTER, Mo. (AP) – Four students from Parkway High School in St. Louis County are recovering after their school bus collided with another school bus.

KMOV-TV reports that the accident happened Thursday afternoon when one bus struck the rear of the other. Parkway spokeswoman Cathy Kelly says the four students were taken to Mercy Hospital with minor injuries.

The cause of the accident was under investigation.

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