At 8:00 AM on Wednesday, Westfield, Knoxville & several ambulances have been dispatched to Rt. 49 & 249 for a school bus with students aboard that hit a deer and a guardrail. 9 students are reporting injuries and will be transported to UPMC Wellsboro for evaluation & treatment.

Road is currently closed at that location.

Only two students are determined to have a possibly serious injury. The remaining students not transported by ambulance will all be transported to the hospital for evaluations.

The original report was a request for traffic control for a disabled school bus. Upon Fire Dept. arrival on scene, it was found that there was an accident with injuries.

ROUTE 49 HAS REOPENED AT 9:04 AM.