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School bus crashes into rowhomes in North Philadelphia; no students hurt

Three people were injured after a school bus crashed into rowhomes in North Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, police said.

Police said the crash happened shortly after 7 a.m. in the 2600 block of North 17th Street.

Images from Chopper 3 show the bus right in front of several homes on Lehigh Avenue near 17th Street.

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According to police, the school bus driver was making a right turn onto North 17th Street when one of the bus's right wheels hit a white trailer. The driver then lost control of the bus and struck a white Subaru, a red Nissan and three rowhomes, police said.

No students were aboard the bus, a spokesperson for the School District of Philadelphia said.

Police said a driver and two attendants were on the bus at the time of the crash. They were taken to a local hospital and were listed in stable condition.

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