A school bus carrying 22 students collided with a sedan Tuesday morning in the northbound lanes of Lake Hefner Parkway near Northwest 56th Street, just before 8:30 a.m. No students aboard the bus were injured, though the crash was classified as an injury accident and the sedan's occupants' condition remained unknown.
Authorities said the bus was carrying students when the crash happened, according to KOCO. Police told the station that 22 students were on board, and Oklahoma City Public Schools officials identified them as students from John Marshall Enterprise Middle School. The station's report notes that no students were hurt in the crash.
Sedan Left Heavily Damaged, Bus Appeared Untouched
Sky 5, piloted by chief pilot Chase Rutledge, captured aerial footage showing an Oklahoma City Public Schools bus stopped on the shoulder beside a significantly damaged sedan. The same footage showed the bus itself appeared undamaged despite the collision, per the outlet's report.
An ambulance was also seen at the scene from the air, though it later left without its lights activated, the station's report indicates. The injury status of the sedan's occupants was not available in the reporting.
Not the First Bus Incident in the Area
A crash at Rogers Middle School involving roughly 15 children was described by deputies as a “fender bender,” with no injuries reported, according to koco.com.
In another northwest Oklahoma City incident, a Mustang Public Schools bus collided with a car and rolled over, sending four people to the hospital, including three students, with the car's driver reported in critical condition, according to news9.com. A separate charter-bus crash involving a semi-truck near Southeast 44th Street and Interstate 35 was reported with no injuries, per the same outlet.
A fourth incident near Northeast 10th Street and Grand Boulevard also involved a school bus; Oklahoma City Public Schools officials said at the time that no injuries were reported and that another bus was sent to take students to school, according to koco.com.
