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Florida school bus involved in deadly crash

The crash happened around 5:40 a.m. near where Buckingham Road splits with Orange River Road, not far from the FGCU Buckingham campus.
Buckingham Road is closed in both directions after a fatal crash this Friday morning
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LEE COUNTY, Fla. -- There was a fatal crash involving a school bus Friday morning in Lee County.

The crash happened around 5:40 a.m. near Buckingham Road.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash involved a Lee County School Bus and a passenger vehicle.

The driver of the vehicle has died in the crash, and the bus driver is being treated for unknown injuries.  There were no children on the bus at the time.