Driver hits FBISD school bus during field trip downtown and assaults yard worker nearby, HPD says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Fort Bend ISD school bus was involved in a crash while on its way to a field trip to Daikin Park in downtown Houston on Monday, according to authorities.

The Houston Police Department told Eyewitness News that a red SUV rear-ended the school bus on Rusk Street at about 10 a.m.

HPD said the driver of the SUV exited his vehicle after the crash, assaulted a worker cutting grass nearby, and assaulted another person further up the road.

Police said the driver was detained.

The Houston Fire Department said 47 people, including adults and fifth graders, were aboard the school bus during the crash.

According to Fort Bend ISD, there were no severe injuries, but nine students were taken to Texas Children's Hospital as a precaution.

The district said a replacement bus was dispatched to the location to return students to campus.

"We want parents to know their kids are safe, and it was a minor accident," HFD Public Information Officer Sedrick Robinette told ABC13.