Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The driver of a private passenger vehicle died after colliding head-on with a school bus Thursday morning in Manhattan, Ill.

The crash happened at 8:32 a.m. CST as the bus was carrying 10 students and a driver, all of whom were taken to a nearby hospital out of precaution.

Manhattan Fire Protection District personnel responded to the accident scene near the intersection of Manhattan Monee Road and Kankakee Road and medically evaluated all students and the driver at the scene.

No bus passengers sustained major injuries, but the driver of the private vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.

Reports do not indicate if the passenger vehicle carried anyone other than the driver.