Four Hurt When Bus Hits Pickup
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
ATWOOD - Four people, including three children, were injured Thursday afternoon when a pickup collided with a school bus near Atwood.
According to a Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department report, Richard A. Cook, 42, of South Burket Street, Burket, was westbound on CR 100N when he veered left of center for an unknown reason. Cook's pickup then struck a Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. bus head-on near the intersection of CR 750W. The accident, which occurred about 3:46 p.m., remains under investigation.
Cook suffered unspecified injuries and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital for treatment before being transferred to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, where he was listed in fair condition this morning.
Three students on the bus suffered minor injuries, according to police, and were taken to KCH for treatment: Raeann McKinney, 14, East High Street, Atwood, complained of back pain; Erin R. Fogel, 7, East High Street, Atwood, complained of rib pain; and Trey Thompson, 6, West CR 200N, Warsaw, complained of neck pain. There were about 30 children on the bus at the time of the accident, officials said.
The driver of the school bus, Linda L. Martin, 59, West CR 100S, Warsaw, told police she was slowing to turn left onto CR 750W when she saw Cook moving into her travel lane. Martin said she tried to get out of the path of the pickup, but was unable to avoid the collision.
The accident remains under investigation. [[In-content Ad]]
ATWOOD - Four people, including three children, were injured Thursday afternoon when a pickup collided with a school bus near Atwood.
According to a Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department report, Richard A. Cook, 42, of South Burket Street, Burket, was westbound on CR 100N when he veered left of center for an unknown reason. Cook's pickup then struck a Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. bus head-on near the intersection of CR 750W. The accident, which occurred about 3:46 p.m., remains under investigation.
Cook suffered unspecified injuries and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital for treatment before being transferred to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, where he was listed in fair condition this morning.
Three students on the bus suffered minor injuries, according to police, and were taken to KCH for treatment: Raeann McKinney, 14, East High Street, Atwood, complained of back pain; Erin R. Fogel, 7, East High Street, Atwood, complained of rib pain; and Trey Thompson, 6, West CR 200N, Warsaw, complained of neck pain. There were about 30 children on the bus at the time of the accident, officials said.
The driver of the school bus, Linda L. Martin, 59, West CR 100S, Warsaw, told police she was slowing to turn left onto CR 750W when she saw Cook moving into her travel lane. Martin said she tried to get out of the path of the pickup, but was unable to avoid the collision.
The accident remains under investigation. [[In-content Ad]]