Six children with minor injuries related to a Tuesday morning school bus crash in Vernon Hills have been released from the hospital.

None of the students brought to Advocate Condell Medical Center were admitted, said Communications Manager Vince Pierri.

According to emergency responders on the scene, about half of the children on the school bus complained of scrapes, bruises and bumps, and six were taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.

A vehicle trying to avoid a school bus veering into its lane slid on a snowy road in Vernon Hills Tuesday morning, hitting the school bus.

A District 73 school bus with about 20 passengers was about a half mile from its destination at Aspen Elementary, 500 North Aspen Drive, driving southbound on Lakeview Parkway near Regency Drive, when the accident occurred at about 7:40 a.m., according to Police Officer Sharon Joseph.

“Apparently what happened is the school bus was driving around an S-curve on Lakeview, and as the school bus was coming around the curve, trying to avoid the snow, possibly it went into the other vehicle’s lane,” Joseph said. “The car tried to veer out of the way, but the car slid and hit the bus, and the bus hit a tree. The bus hit the tree head on.”

Vernon Hills police and the Countryside Fire Department were called to the scene at 7:41 a.m., Joseph said.

Three children were treated and released on the scene, and six children with minor injuries were transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.

The driver of the sedan was alone in the vehicle. Neither that driver nor the bus driver were injured.

There was some front-end damage to the sedan, but Joseph did not know the extent of the damage to the school bus.

Joseph said she could not comment on the speed of either vehicle at the time of the accident.

The investigation is continuing, she said.

District 73 Communications Coordinator Lynn Brandl said school district procedures went into action immediately when school officials were notified about the accident.

“We don’t have an in between when something goes on like this, we just go all out. We followed our procedures, and we were really thankful for first responders and grateful School Resource Officer Andy Jones was nearby to help on the scene.”

Administrators Bill Fredricksen, Sue Zook and Brad Goldstein also went to the scene immediately. All parents with students on the bus were contacted immediately, and administrators also met with families at Condell, Brandl said in an announcement on the district’s website.

Countryside Fire Department Deputy Chief Kris Kazian said when his department arrived, the scene “was very calm and was well under control.”

“Everyone did very well. The kids did great, the bus driver and the school district did a great job,” Kazian said. “The injuries were bumps and scratches, and kids said they hit their heads from the bus, but no one was bleeding. It wasn’t a bad deal–it looked like to me anyways. We treated nine people total, and six people were sent to the hospital just for precautionary reasons. The kids who went to the hospital said their heads hurt, had a bump or bruise. We had to take them to the hospital, just as a precaution.”