Fourteen students from Annapolis Middle School were taken to Anne Arundel General Hospital yesterday afternoon after a pickup truck struck their school bus from the rear at Bay Ridge Ave. and Edgemere Drive, school officials said.

None of the students showed signs of serious injuries, said Ralph Luther, acting assistant superintendent for support services for county schools.

The students did complain of stiff necks and sore backs, and were taken to the hospital primarily as a cautionary measure, Mr. Luther said.

No one from the pickup truck appeared to be injured in the 3:30 p.m. collision, Mr. Luther said.

POLICE LOG

* Harwood: Someone stole a $150 pager during school hours Monday from a Jeep parked on the lot of Southern High School. The Jeep had no top on it.