MIDDLETOWN, Md. (AP) – The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says a 17-year-old high girl died behind the wheel of an SUV that collided with a school bus.

Deputy First Class Amanda Hatcher says Claire Knight was killed Wednesday morning when the car she was driving north on Old Middletown Road crashed into the front end of the southbound bus.

Hatcher says the bus driver sustained minor injuries and the lone student on board wasn't hurt.

Police were called at 7:15 a.m. to the crash scene about a mile south of Middletown.

A school system spokesman says the bus had just begun its route.

Middletown High School Principal Lee Jeffrey says counselors are available to students and staff. She says community members should pull together and support each other.

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