According to WLKY, a three-vehicle crash involving a yellow school bus snarled traffic on U.S. 42 near Timber Ridge Road in Prospect Wednesday, with Metrosafe reporting that 20 people were aboard the bus at the time and one injury reported.
WLKY reported that the crash delayed traffic. Anchorage Fire Department and Prospect Police responded.
Bus Operator Remains Unidentified
The initial report said Jefferson County Public Schools were not in session Wednesday. A spokesperson for Oldham County Schools told WLKY that the bus was not one of that district's vehicles. Those details do not identify the bus's operator.
Roadway and School-Bus Context
Separately, the Kentucky Department of Education inspector manual says superintendents must require safety inspections at least monthly, during months when district schools are in session, for buses owned and operated by their boards or contracted to them.
Kentucky School-Bus Inspection Rules
Separately, the Kentucky Department of Education's inspector manual says superintendents must require monthly safety inspections of buses owned and operated by their boards, or contracted to them, during months when district schools are in session.
Details on what caused the collision, the other vehicles involved, and how long delays lasted on U.S. 42 were not immediately available. This is a developing story, and Hoodline will update it as more information becomes available.
