School bus crash shuts down a portion of Highway 231

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - UPDATE 11 a.m. 4/28/22: None of the 21 students on board were injured. The van driver, a 38-year-old man from Fountain, was taken to a nearby hospital with critical injuries.

The inside lane of Southbound Highway 231 is now open.

Both southbound lanes of Highway 231 are closed after a crash involving a school bus and van.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a van crashed into the rear of the bus as the school bus driver was making a right turn at the intersection of Highway 231 and Hudson Road.

FHP Trooper Jason King says the driver of the van has critical injuries and the bus driver has minor injuries. There are no reports of injuries to children on the bus.