GALT, CA (MPG) - A Galt school bus driver has been hospitalized after a May 14 crash with a suspected DUI driver. The middle school students on board the bus were reunited with their families.

Galt Police Department reported being dispatched at 5:25 p.m. to the collision at the intersection of A Street and Oak Avenue. Photographs from the scene showed the pickup truck and bus at the northwest corner of the intersection. The truck appeared to have knocked down a stop sign.

The police reported that the bus had already been evacuated when first responders arrived. Cosumnes Fire Department took the bus driver to a local hospital while the children remained on the scene, with some getting first aid for complaints of pain. Officials did not report any significant injuries among the students.

Galt Joint Union Elementary School District Superintendent Lois Yount told the Herald that the bus had been transporting 15 Robert L. McCaffrey Middle School students home following an after-school program. In a written statement, she expressed her gratitude to staff who helped reunite students and families, adding that the middle school had communicated with all families and students involved in the crash.

California Highway Patrol (CHP) arrested the pickup driver, identified as Alfredo Robles, 66, of Galt on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department records indicated that Robles was released from jail on May 15.

In Yount’s statement, the superintendent described the district’s response to the crash.

“Families have been encouraged to seek medical consultation as needed. Counseling services were provided and will continue to be provided by District and Galt Police Department mental health staff. The District appreciates the support and communication from the first responders and the Galt Police Department. We pray for a speedy recovery for our bus driver and students involved in this accident,” Yount wrote.

CHP is leading the investigation into the crash.