GAFFNEY — Two South Carolina school children were treated at a hospital after they were hit by a car during their morning walk to the school bus.

WHNS-TV reported on its Web site Friday that a 5-year-old was crossing the road in Gaffney to get on a stopped bus that had its lights flashing when he was hit Thursday morning.

Cherokee County School District officials say a second child's backpack was knocked down after being hit by the car's mirror.

Both children were treated and released at a hospital. The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the driver, 15-year-old Christopher Mauney, has been charged with disregarding a stopped school bus.

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