LA PLATA, Md. (WUSA9) -- At least three people were injured Monday after an accident involving a school bus in La Plata, Md.

According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, a pickup truck was traveling on Hawthorne Road near Mitchell Road at around 3:50 p.m. The driver lost control and struck a vehicle, which struck a school bus, which then struck another vehicle.

Four students and two adults were on board the bus at the time of the accident. The students had no obvious signs of injuries but were transported to a hospital as a precaution. The two adults were treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the pickup truck that started the accident was medevaced with a head injury, the sheriff's office said. His status is unknown.

Hawthrone Road was closed between Adams Road and Bibury Lane while police investigated the accident.    

WALDORF, Md. (WUSA9) -- It's rare for police training to come out of the academy classroom or off the firing range.

But on Friday, Charles County command officers for the first time were put in a banquet hall with members of the public to be trained face to face with community members.

"We are trying to learn from national incidents," Sheriff Troy Berry, the first African-American elected sheriff in the county's 356-year history, said. 

The training included members of the local NAACP chapter who expressed fears about traffic stops and other routine interactions with officers spiraling out of control.

"People are afraid of getting shot," Benjamin Watkins, a local pastor, said.

Berry hopes to expand the training sessions to include all rank and file officers.

WALDORF, Md. (WUSA9) -- A young man is charged with attempted murder stemming from an attack on his parents, say Charles County authorities.

Officers were called to Council Oak Drive in Waldorf Wednesday night for the report of an injured person. When officers arrived shortly after 7:20 p.m. they found a man and woman with serious injuries, say Charles County sheriff's office authorities.

Further investigation revealed that the couple's son, 19-year-old Brandon Arthur Swinson, assaulted them, and then fled. Authorities don't know what sparked the attack.

Swinson's parents were flown to an area hospital. They are expected to recover, say authorities.

Swinson was arrested the next morning. He is charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment and violating a protective order.