SCHOOL BUS HITS BICYCLE

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A CRASH INVOLVING A SCHOOL BUS AND A BICYCLE IN VENICE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT CENTER ROAD AND US 41 JUST AFTER 3:30PM.  THE BUS WAS TRANSPORTING STUDENTS FROM AMI KIDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FORMERLY GULF COAST MARINE INSTITUTE SOUTH.  DEPUTIES SAY NONE OF THE STUDENTS ON THE BUS WERE INJURED AND THE BICYCLIST WAS TRANSPORTED FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION BUT SUSTAINED NO MAJOR INJURIES.  SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOLS SENT ANOTHER BUS TO TRANSPORT THE STUDENTS, AND THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT.