BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/ KFTA) — A Bentonville school’s student and bus driver are now safe after flooding from Wednesday’s severe weather caused significant flooding across the region, causing the school bus to slide into a drainage ditch.

Bentonville (Courtesy: Brian Armas)

According to Bentonville School District spokesperson Leslie Wright, the incident happened at E. Battlefield Road off Central Avenue in Bentonville.

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