US EditionTwo school buses collide in Minidoka County, sending drivers and 4 students to hospital
Two drivers and four students were hospitalized after a head-on collision on State Highway 25; 17 students were safely reunited with families, police said.
- Idaho State Police said early Monday morning that two school buses collided just before 6:15 a.m. on December 15 on State Highway 25 near Paul, Idaho, sending two bus drivers and four students to hospitals.
- Authorities reported conflicting initial accounts, with one describing a rear-end crash and others a head-on collision; Idaho State Police Sergeant Benjamin Foster noted a bus traveled at considerable speed around 7:15 a.m. on December 15.
- Rescuers extricated one bus driver and Idaho State Police photo shows a crumpled front; State Highway 25 remains closed with motorists advised to use alternate routes.
- Seventeen students aboard the buses were later reunited with parents or guardians, one child was flown by air ambulance to Utah, and officials said injuries are believed non-life-threatening.
- The Minidoka County School District said it is cooperating fully with authorities as the crash follows a recent central Utah incident that hospitalized 18 people.
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Two school buses collide in Minidoka County, sending drivers and 4 students to hospital
PAUL, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho State Police are investigating a crash involving two school buses on State Highway 25 in Minidoka County. 17 students were on the buses at the time of the crash. ISP said four of the students were taken to local hospitals. One of the students was flown to a hospital in Utah. One of the bus drivers was extricated from the bus, and the other bus driver was also taken to the hospital. The crash happened just before 7:15 a…
2 drivers, 4 students hospitalized following school bus crash in Minidoka County
The following is a news release from Idaho State Police. PAUL – The Idaho State Police is investigating a serious injury crash involving two school buses that occurred just before 6:15 a.m. on December 15. The crash occurred on westbound State Highway 25 near milepost 43, outside the city of Paul in Minidoka County. Seventeen […]
The Minidoka School District reports that no students were seriously injured. State Police say both drivers were transported by ambulance.
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