Five killed after school bus collides with semi-truck in US

Updated: Mar 12th, 2024

Source: IANS

Five people, including three children, were killed after a school bus collided with a semi-truck on a highway in Rushville, about 91 km northwest of the US Illinois state capital, Springfield. 

Addressing a press briefing, Illinois state police said the crash happened on Mar 11 around 11:30 a.m. (1730 GMT) when the school bus heading east on US Route 24 crossed the centerline into the westbound lanes for an “unknown reason” and collided with the semi truck carrying sand, a agency reported.

Both vehicles erupted into flames after the collision. All four people aboard the school bus, including the driver and three children - one five years old and two three years old - as well as the driver of the semi truck were pronounced dead at the scene.

Following the incident, the school district canceled school today and on Mar 13.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

More details are awaited.

(Source: IANS)

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