COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Eight Gahanna middle school students were taken to the hospital after a crash on a highway in east Columbus involving two school buses Wednesday morning.
A letter sent to members of Gahanna-Jefferson public schools states that two school buses were involved in a crash on Interstate 670 west at Leonard Avenue just after 9:30 a.m. The buses were taking students of Middle School West to the Dayton Air Force Museum for a field trip.
The school district confirmed eight students were taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital for precautionary measures. A police dispatcher said at least five of the students taken to the hospital are in stable condition.
Interstate 670 westbound near the Leonard Road exit is slowed after a crash involving a school bus. (Courtesy/Ohio Department of Transportation) 
Interstate 670 westbound near the Leonard Road exit is slowed after a crash involving a school bus. (Courtesy/Ohio Department of Transportation) 
Interstate 670 westbound near the Leonard Road exit is slowed after a crash involving a school bus. (NBC4 Photo/David Rees) 
Interstate 670 westbound near the Leonard Road exit is slowed after a crash involving a school bus. (NBC4 Photo/David Rees)
After students were transferred to different school buses, they were taken back to Middle School West. The leftmost lane on I-670 West was closed down by law enforcement to clear the scene.
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