Tragedy was narrowly averted when a Greenville Public Schools bus crashed yesterday afternoon after the driver suffered a medical emergency. The incident occurred around 3:10 p.m. at the intersection of Lincoln Lake Avenue and 17 Mile Road in Kent County's Spencer Township, according to reports from FOX 17. The exact nature of the driver's medical episode has not been released, resulting in the bus careening off the road and into a tree.
The bus was carrying 13 high school students, of whom six sustained injuries described as "very minor". In a quick response to swiftly get help, two students were transported to the hospital. The Kent County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the driver was also taken for medical treatment.
The crash remains under investigation, with the Kent County Sheriff's Office working alongside Greenville Public Schools and the Montcalm County Sheriff’s Office, as reported by WZZM 13.
