Multiple School-Related Traffic Incidents Across U.S.

A series of school-related traffic incidents across multiple states this week included bus crashes, rollovers and struck-by-vehicle events, with most students and crossing guards suffering no or only minor injuries. In Decatur, Illinois, two school buses collided at West Grand Street and North Oakland Avenue and none of the students on board required medical attention. Other bus incidents included a Wayne County crash involving a detached livestock trailer in which nine students were uninjured, a Cass County, Michigan, rollover of an Edwardsburg bus that prompted a citation for a 17-year-old driver, and a Patrick Henry Local Schools bus that rolled onto its side on Defiance Pike with no students aboard and two people hospitalized. Separate struck-by-vehicle incidents saw a Seaford Middle School student taken to the hospital and expected to be okay, a Providence High School student in Charlotte transported for evaluation after being hit during morning drop-off, and a 12-year-old in Stamford who sustained minor injuries while crossing as a bus stop arm was deploying. A Hartford crossing guard was also struck in a hit-and-run, suffered minor injuries, and authorities are investigating while traffic detours and safety reminders remain active in several locations.