NIMISHILLEN TOWNSHIP , Ohio (WJW) – Three people were injured when a Stark County school bus overturned after crashing into a large pick-up truck, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The crash happened Monday, May 6, shortly after 4 p.m. on Georgetown Street NE, in the area of State Route 44, in Nimishillen Township.
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According to a press release, troopers said the Stark County Board of Education bus had two people on board, the driver and an aid, when it was traveling west on Georgetown Street NE.
Officials said, the bus went off the right side of the roadway and struck a ditch and a culvert before re-entering the roadway. Once the bus was back on the road, troopers said, it went left of center and struck an F-150, driven by a 26-year-old Louisville man, which was stopped partially off the roadway.
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“Following the impact, the bus overturned blocking the roadway,” described troopers in the release. “Each of the three parties involved were transported to medical facilities in Stark County where they were treated for injuries.”