May 20, 2013
Archived: Three Injured In School Bus Accident
Three people were injured on Thursday after a bus crashed in Big Lake.
According to the police report, while a bus stopped to unload passengers, the bus was struck from behind by a juvenile man driving a vehicle. After hitting the bus, the vehicle continued into the ditch where it hit a tree.
The driver of the vehicle was airlifted to North Memorial Hospital. The driver of the bus, 45-year-old Rachelle Bayer of Big Lake, and a juvenile student who was on the bus were taken by ambulance to the CentraCare Hospital in Monticello for minor injuries.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.