School bus involved in serious wreck near West Johnston High School

By Hannah Webster, WRAL.com editor

A West Johnston High School school bus was involved in a serious wreck near the school in Johnston County around 2:40 p.m Wednesday.

There were seven students on the bus. None were injured.

The 28-year-old driver of the heavily-damaged car was taken to Wake Med with serious injuries.

The driver sped through a red light and collided with the school bus and two other cars.

Officials said there may be other minor injuries related to the other passenger cars, but none are confirmed.