Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Tony Bommarito has remarked that five Aliso Viejo school children were hurt when the van they were riding in struck a tree. The driver was not injured and nine children were riding in the van at the time.

Dana Point Police Chief Margie Sheehan said there were no life-threatening injuries. Bommarito said five of the children were listed as “trauma” patients and were taken to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo.

The crash happened just before 3:20 p.m. at Dana Point Harbor Drive and Cove Road in Dana Point.

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