A school bus is involved in a three vehicle accident in New Bedford this morning.

New Bedford Police say the accident took place on Rockdale Avenue around 7:30am when a woman in a mini-van tried making a u-turn. She was struck from behind forcing her vehicle careen into oncoming traffic, striking a school bus at an angle.

The woman in the mini-van and two children on board were taken to St. Luke's Hospital for observation, along with the school bus driver and two students on the bus.

The driver of the van is being cited for failing to yield in traffic.

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