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School bus crash in Grayslake, 1-5-16

Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:

A school bus with no children onboard rolled over Tuesday morning in a four-vehicle crash on Rollins Road near Sheldon Road.

According to the Grayslake Fire Department, three people were treated for minor injuries at the scene, which was called in to emergency dispatch at 8:16 a.m.

A driver and an attendant were the only people on the bus, which is assigned to Round Lake School District 116. Both got out of the bus through an emergency hatch before first responders police and firefighters arrived.

Grayslake Police Cmdr. Brian Ernst said the bus was headed west on Rollins Road, a four-lane roadway, when a vehicle coming from the opposite direction tried to pass another car and lost control. The passing vehicle, driven by a 25-year-old Ingleside man, crossed the centerline and struck the bus, causing it to rollover on its side.

The first collision caused a secondary crash with two other vehicles involved.

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Round Lake FD ambulance

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Fatal MVA involving school bus in Newport Township 4-5-13 (pt2)

Jeff Rudolph submitted more images from the scene of Friday’s fatal accident involving a school bus in Newport Township.

 

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Firefighters work the accident scene. Jeff Rudolph photo

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Firefighters work to free the victim from the Jeep Wrangler. Jeff Rudolph photo

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Zion FD ambulance 1542. Jeff Rudolph photo

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Two Newport Township FPD ambulances. Jeff Rudolph photo

Waukegan FD ambulance

Waukegan FD Ambulance 1641. Jeff Rudolph photo

Kenosha FD ambulance

Kenosha ambulance Med 4. Jeff Rudolph photo

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Flight For Life crew arrives. Jeff Rudolph photo

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The school bus ended up on it’s side. Jeff Rudolph photo

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Mutual aid companies staged north of the scene. Jeff Rudolph photo

MABAS Division 4 Mass Casualty Rolloff pod

MABAS Division 4 Mass Casualty Rolloff pod. Jeff Rudolph photo

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Fatal MVA involving school bus in Newport Township 4-5-13

An accident this morning involving a school bus and two Jeep vehicles resulted in one death and several injuries. The incident occurred at the intersection of Route 173 (Rosecrans Road and Kilbourn Road. Reports are that the school bus ignored a red light and was hit broadside by an open-top Jeep Wrangler. The bus then hit a Jeep Cherokee as the bus rolled onto it’s side. All of the school children were out of the bus when the first fire companies arrived. A 3rd Alarm EMS (Life-Safety) Box was requested. Several transports were made via ambulances and many children were driven to the hospital on another school bus with fire department personnel on-board. Flight-For-Life was called to the scene but did not take any patients, as the driver of the Jeep Wrangler was pronounced dead at the scene.

Tim Olk was at the scene and submitted a few quick images.

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The driver of this vehicle was killed in the crash. Tim Olk photo

Flight-For-Life helicopter

Flight-For-Life was at the scene but did not transport a patient. Tim Olk photo

The Chicago Tribune has an article:

A man was killed when a school bus driver apparently ran a red light and collided with two SUVs near Wadsworth, but officials said the injuries among the dozens of elementary students on board were considered minor.

The accident happened around 8:05 a.m. at Route 173 and Kilbourne Road in Newport Township near Wadsworth as the bus was taking children to the Newport Elementary School, which holds grades kindergarten through fifth grade, officials said.

The bus “may have been late on the light” as it traveled west on Route 173 and struck a Jeep Wrangler headed south on Kilbourne, Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said, citing witness accounts. “Close to a T-bone.” A Jeep Cherokee at the intersection was also “hit very hard,” he said.

The driver of the Wrangler was killed. Officials described the injured children as “walking wounded.”

The children were out of the bus when paramedics arrived. Twenty-three were determined to be code green, or good to fair condition, officials said. They were put on another bus with two paramedics on board and two ambulances as escorts on its way to Advocate Condell Hospital in Libertyville.

Another 12 students were sent to hospitals by ambulance.

Twenty-three of the children were taken by another school bus to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville with two paramedics on board and two ambulances following.

Twelve other children were taken by ambulance to other hospitals, along with two people from the Jeep Cherokee.

Dr. Charles Nozicka, medical director for the pediatric ER at Advocate Condell, said around noon that all but one child has been released. The last child is being held for further observation; he said it’s not clear yet if the child will remain hospitalized overnight.

The Tribune article is HERE with a video segment that includes helicopter images of the scene.

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Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune, April 5, 2013

A large gallery of images by Chris Walker is HERE.

 

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