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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that a school bus transporting 10 children was struck by a pickup near Berlin, North Dakota earlier this morning.

According to the report, the bus was struck by a Dodge Ram pickup. The driver was able to swerve and avoid directly hitting the passenger compartment of the bus. The bus then ended up in the ditch. The pickup was traveling on a gravel road at approximately 55 mph when it struck the front axle and driver compartment area of the bus.

The bus driver struck his head on the side window and suffered minor injury. Another bus came and transported the children to LaMoure. Some children were taken to the clinic in LaMoure.

The pickup driver was identified as 30 year-old Kyle Dathe of rural LaMoure. The bus driver, 61 year-old Harvey Liebold, was charged with failure to yield. There were no serious injuries and the accident remains under investigation.