"The scene is still active," Los Angeles police Sgt. Andrew Rea told Surge Desk at 5:15 p.m. local time.
The bus was carrying 54 students from Roosevelt High School, who were returning from the East Los Angeles Skills Center, KFSN ABC 30 reported.
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Police were investigating the wreck, but passengers on the bus and other witnesses said the accident occurred when a BMW hit a pedestrian near the intersection of East First and Soto streets, then buckled and collided with the back end of the school bus, causing the bus to flip onto its left side, the Los Angeles Times L.A. Now blog reported.Another witness told reporters the pedestrian's hand had been severed and that several of the students were bleeding.
Rea said the uninjured students had either rejoined their parents or were transported to the LAPD office at 2111 E. First St.
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