Twelve students injured after school bus and ambulance collide on Ind. 130 at County Road 625 near Wheeler, Indiana

Modified Date: 
Fri, 11/10/2017 - 3:32pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

12 Students Injured When School Bus, Ambulance Collide

The accident happened just before 8:45 a.m. on Ind. 130 at County Road 625 West when the driver of a Superior Ambulance Service ambulance carrying a patient crashed into a Valpraiso Community Schools bus, according to the Northwest Indiana Times.

Ambulance driver with license suspensions hits school bus, 15 injured

The ambulance, driven by a 23-year-old Griffith man, was headed south on the county road. The driver ignored a stop sign and crashed into the side of the school bus. A witness told police the ambulance lights and sirens were not turned on. Police said the ambulance driver was ticketed for failure to yield.

Just before 8:45 a.m., an ambulance carrying a patient crashed into a school bus from Valpraiso Community Schools. The bus was transporting 59 fifth-graders, 12 of which suffered minor injuries in the crash. Two ambulance employees and the patient in the ambulance were taken to local hospitals. Witnesses say the ambulance did not have emergency lights or sirens on at the time of the crash. The 23-year-old driver of the ambulance was driving with a suspended license. 

Type: Car Accident

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