Six hurt in North Callaway bus crash
Five North Callaway students injured this morning when a North Callaway R-1 school bus was involved in a two-vehicle accident in rural Audrain County. The crash happened around 6:55 a.m. at the intersection of Audrain Road 852 and Audrain Road 845 when the bus began to slide and hit the pickup. The bus had eight students on board.
The driver of the pickup truck was also injured; all were taken to University Hospital in Columbia. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening, according to the post from MSHP.
The pickup came to rest in the roadway, and the bus slid, overturned, and came to rest in the road on its side, according to the crash report.
The ages of the kids injured ranged from 9 to 17 years old and the parents of all students have been contacted, according to a news release from the North Callaway School District.
The other students on the bus were cleared by emergency services and released to their parents.
