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Updated: Oak Valley Bus Crashes Into Ditch
One child was transported to the hospital for an asthma attack.
A statement from the Huron Valley School District
The following is a statement from the Huron Valley School District:
"During our second tier bus run, there was an Oak Valley bus (route 46) which turned on its side at Commerce Road between Duck Lake Road and Burns.
The bus is sitting on its side in the ditch.
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All children and the driver safely exited the bus.
The parents/guardians of the children have been called and are picked up or are with Principal Scott Lindberg who is at the site and with the children.
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One child experienced an asthma attack and was taken to the hospital. Another child was taken by their parent to be checked by a doctor."
Your reaction on Facebook
Following the posting of this story, here's what readers had to say about the accident:
Kelly Tingle – "This is so frightening! Any news on how it happened? So glad the kids are okay..."
Lori Gurke – "My husband drove by it. Thank goodness there were no kids on the bus! I'm sorry but I have a child who rides the bus everyday and she tells me how fast the driver was going on are dirt road. I know their new routes are tight, but they need to SLOW DOWN."
Jon Steele – "It happened around 3:15 today... I was inside when I heard sirens... and kept hearing more sirens... so I came out to see what was going on... And actually we had a guy coming to the house who was waiting to turn into our driveway after the bus was supposed to pass our house but it never did... it went into the ditch at very low rate of speed he said."
Darrin Davis – "Yikes, thankfully everyone seems alright."
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