Driver flees after car crash with Pa. school bus

    Police are searching for the driver of a car that collided with a school bus in southwest Philadelphia, sending three children to a hospital with minor injuries.

    Officials said the car was traveling at high speed before the crash at about 7:15 a.m. Wednesday in the Kingsessing section of the city.

    Authorities said three children were taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where they were treated and released.

    Officials said the driver ran away from the scene following the accident and is being sought.

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