Jose Fernando Amador, 20, killed, another injured in a collision involving a school bus and a passenger car on Lindberg Road in West Lafayette, Indiana

Modified Date: 
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 7:05am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, February 15, 2024

UPDATE: Crash involving school bus sends two people to hospital

A TSC school bus hit a passenger car around 7 a.m. Thursday, according to West Lafayette police. The drivers of the school bus and one of the cars were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries, police say.

Police close Lindberg Road to investigate school bus accident; no students were on bus

West Lafayette police closed Lindberg Road near U.S. 231 Thursday morning to investigate a crash involving a Tippecanoe School Corp. bus, according to police.

Police: Victim not expected to survive after crash with bus

The school bus spun out and hit a Mercury passenger car that was turning right onto U.S. 231 from Lindberg Road. The driver was extricated from the car and rushed to the hospital with serious injuries, from which he's not expected to survive, according to the release.

Driver not expected to survive Thursday morning's school bus accident

The Tippecanoe School Corp. bus was driven by Chelsea Taylor, 40, of Lafayette. She was northbound and stopped at the traffic light at Lindberg Road at 6:55 a.m. Thursday waiting to make a left turn, according to West Lafayette police. As the traffic lights turned yellow, Taylor made the turn to clear the intersection, according to West Lafayette police.

Coroner identifies driver who died in crash with school bus

As we've reported, police say a car and school bus collided at the intersection of U.S. 231 and Lindberg Road in West Lafayette just before 6 a.m. Thursday. The bus spun out and hit Amador while he was turning right onto U.S. 231.

Warsaw man dead after Thursday crash in WL

Jose Fernando Amador, a 20-year-old from Warsaw, Indiana, was involved in a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 231 and Lindberg Road involving a Tippecanoe School Corporation school bus Thursday morning.

Warsaw man identified as victim of Thursday's school bus accident

Jose Fernando Amador was the 20-year-old man mortally injured Thursday morning in a crash with a school bus at U.S. 231 and Lindberg Road, according to a news release from Tippecanoe County Corner Carrie Costello.

Type: Bus Accident
People Involved: 
Jose Fernando Amador
Roadway: 
Lindberg Road