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Police: Pot-smoking driver hits bus, hurts 3 kids, driver

THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State Police say a marijuana-smoking SUV driver rear-ended a stopped school bus with its flashers on, injuring three children and the bus driver.

WOOD-TV and The Grand Rapids Press say the crash happened about 3 p.m. Thursday in Barry County's Thornapple Township. It's about 15 miles south-southeast of Grand Rapids.

State police say they arrested the SUV driver for possession of marijuana and driving under the influence of marijuana.

The bus was from the Caledonia Public Schools. State police say three students ages 13 to 14 and the bus driver complained of back or neck pain and were taken to hospitals in Grand Rapids for examination.