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4 injured after Katy ISD school bus crashes with METRO bus, officials say

The crash happened between the two buses happened just before 7 a.m. in Katy.

KATY, Texas — Four people were injured in a collision Tuesday morning between a METRO bus and a Katy ISD school bus, according to officials.

It happened in the 22700 block of Kingsland Boulevard at Pickford Drive just before 7 a.m.

Katy ISD said one employee on the bus was airlifted to the hospital. Two kids were transported to the hospital by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.

METRO officials say the bus operator was transported to the hospital and that no passengers were on board at the time of the accident. There was no word on the bus operator's condition.

Five students were on board the Katy ISD school bus bound for Taylor High School. The three uninjured students on board the school bus were picked up by another bus and transported to the high school or released to their parents, according to a statement from Katy ISD.

There was no word on what led to the crash.

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