It happened on Herndon Road at Barbee Road around 6:45 a.m.
Officials with Durham County Schools tell ABC11 that two students from Creekside Elementary were on board bus number 202 when the bus attempted to turn around and backed into a ditch. No injuries were reported.
The bus was not damaged.
Images from Chopper 11 HD showed cars driving around the bus before crews were able to remove the vehicle.
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