A minor collision in Duncansville Monday involving two Hollidaysburg Area School District buses transporting students forced students to evacuate and be picked up by their parents or by another bus. Mirror photo by Conner Goetz

DUNCANSVILLE — A minor collision left two buses full of Hollidaysburg Area School District students stranded for over an hour as the district scrambled to find an alternative bus on Monday afternoon.

According to Assistant Superintendent Tracy Boone, a vehicle struck the rear bumper of two buses ferrying senior and junior high students home from school as the buses traveled south along Plank Road past VIVE Collision in Duncansville.

No students or staff suffered any injuries during the collision, but the status of the inciting driver and their vehicle was unknown as of 4:30 p.m. Monday, according to junior high Assistant Principal Jennifer McConnell.

The collison left plastic debris from the involved vehicle strewn across both lanes of Plank Road and a minor dent in the rear bumper of the right-lane bus.

Members of the Allegheny Township Fire Department, Hollidaysburg Police Department and Pennsylvania State Police Troop G arrived at the scene shortly after the collision to assess the situation and direct traffic, as both lanes of Plank Road southbound were temporarily blocked by the buses.

McConnell was on scene to coordinate the handoff of students to their parents and to shepherd the remaining children onto a new bus to take them home.

She said that both buses were “fine” from the collision and did not anticipate any delays or disruptions to student bus service on Tuesday.

Mirror Staff Writer Conner Goetz is at 814-946-7535.