UPDATE: As of September 18, at 3:40 p.m., Children’s of Alabama reported that all eight children have been treated and released.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Seven students were injured after a Birmingham City Schools bus crashed into a tractor-trailer on I-59 S before the Arkadelphia Road exit midday Friday.

(Photo courtesy of Al Ratcliffe)

According to Birmingham Fire and Rescue Chief Jackie Hicks, one child suffered moderate injuries, while the others sustained minor injuries.

The bus was carrying 17 students from Wenonah and Jackson-Olin High Schools, according to Sherrel Wheeler Stewart from Birmingham City Schools. Children’s of Alabama stated that they received eight patients following the crash, most of whom were treated for minor injuries at the emergency department.

There were also three chaperones on board, Stewart stated. The students had attended the program at the 16th Street Baptist Church Friday morning commemorating the 60th anniversary of the church bombing that killed four girls.

(Photo courtesy of Al Ratcliffe)

The call for the crash came in around 12:12 p.m.