Bus Roll Over, as paged
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MikeyB
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Heard the call on Douglas County FD. Any other departments coming mutual aid the other way - Peyton? Can't hear El Paso from here.
From CSP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: 11/09/10 Time: 11:45 P.M.
On 11/09/10 approximately 9:30 p.m., Colorado State Troopers responded to a rollover crash involving a school bus on Highway 24, five miles east of Peyton, in El Paso County.
A yellow 2000 Bluebird school bus was traveling eastbound on Highway 24 when it attempted to slow for a vehicle in front of it causing the bus to lose control on the icy road. The bus began to spin counterclockwise and went off the north side of the roadway and down an embankment where it rolled onto its right side.
The bus driver, a 65 year old man from Simla was uninjured. The bus was occupied by 24 students and five adults. One adult male was transported by helicopter to Colorado Springs with unknown injuries. Eleven occupants were transported by ambulance to area hospitals. It is unclear at this time the age or gender of those that were transported. Injuries were described as being mild to moderate.
The bus was returning to Calhan with a group of middle school children after being in Colorado Springs for a sporting event.
Highway 24 was temporarily closed while emergency crews were on scene.
The crash remains under investigation. This is all the information that will be released at this time.
Jim<
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: 11/09/10 Time: 11:45 P.M.
On 11/09/10 approximately 9:30 p.m., Colorado State Troopers responded to a rollover crash involving a school bus on Highway 24, five miles east of Peyton, in El Paso County.
A yellow 2000 Bluebird school bus was traveling eastbound on Highway 24 when it attempted to slow for a vehicle in front of it causing the bus to lose control on the icy road. The bus began to spin counterclockwise and went off the north side of the roadway and down an embankment where it rolled onto its right side.
The bus driver, a 65 year old man from Simla was uninjured. The bus was occupied by 24 students and five adults. One adult male was transported by helicopter to Colorado Springs with unknown injuries. Eleven occupants were transported by ambulance to area hospitals. It is unclear at this time the age or gender of those that were transported. Injuries were described as being mild to moderate.
The bus was returning to Calhan with a group of middle school children after being in Colorado Springs for a sporting event.
Highway 24 was temporarily closed while emergency crews were on scene.
The crash remains under investigation. This is all the information that will be released at this time.
Jim<
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