No students were seriously injured after two Maricopa High School buses collided in a minor accident Thursday afternoon, school authorities said. One of the bus drivers was reportedly taken to a hospital, however.

“One bus ran into the back of the second bus while crossing the railroad tracks on southbound (State Route) 347,” said Tom Beckett, Maricopa Unified School District Human Resources director, who oversees the Transportation Department.

Beckett said the district sent the district’s Health Services director, Marilyn Wyant, to the scene for precaution. Two students reported to the nurse’s office with minor head injuries afterward, Beckett said.

Police were also at the accident scene.

“One of the bus drivers was transported to the hospital with minor pain related to the collision,” said Detective Daniel Rauch of Maricopa Police Department. “All vehicles were moved from the roadway prior to first responders arriving, causing minimal traffic delays.”

The buses, No. 69 and No. 70, were returning to Maricopa from a field trip at the Signal Peak Campus at Central Arizona College. Each bus was carrying about 30 students.

The incident will delay regular afternoon transportation routes three and 13.

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