Eight people were rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning when a Morristown school bus rear-ended a car.

It happened shortly after 8 a.m. on Route 812 in the town of Oswegatchie.

State police said the bus, driven by 72 year old Michael Guyette of Morristown, was was traveling north when it struck a sedan.

According to police, Guyette was unable to see the car due to heavy fog.

The car, driven by 67 year old William Fraser of Oswegatchie, was also traveling very slowly because it was behind an Amish buggy, officials said.

Police said six students and a bus monitor suffered minor injuries as did Fraser.

They were taken to Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center.

Fraser was later released from the hospital.

Guyette was issued a traffic citation for following too closely returnable to Oswegatchie Town Court on December 7.

Police said there was no evidence that drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash.

David Glover, superintendent of the Morristown Central School District, said students and the bus monitor were taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, but they were all been released.

He said the injuries may have included bumps and bruises.