RALEIGH --

A school bus from Millers Creek Elementary overturned Tuesday afternoon, and 12 students and the driver were taken to hospitals, according to school officials.

Two students from bus No. 125 were taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, said Associate Superintendent Wanda Hutchinson. One appeared to have an elbow injury and another had a forehead laceration. The injuries did not appear to life-threatening, she said.

Ten students and the driver were treated at Wilkes Regional Medical Center and released.

The accident happened on Green Acres Road shortly after 3:30 p.m., she said. Thunderstorms were moving through the area. She said the bus's right-side rear double-wheel went off the right side of the road where the ground was wet and soft, and the bus came back onto the road, then flipped over on its side.

Monte Mitchell

UNC health insurance costs going up

Students who buy health insurance offered by University of North Carolina schools are facing sharp cost increases for the coming academic year on top of rising tuition and fees.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reports most students will pay about $500 to $700 per year depending on the campus. The highest cost next year will be $1,470. About 64,000 UNC system students buy the UNC plan.

Notification of the rate increases will go out this week.

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Regional Briefs: Millers Creek school bus overturns