A school bus carrying 22 students was involved in a collision on the Lake Hefner Parkway in northwest Oklahoma City on Tuesday morning.
The crash occurred just before 8:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes near Northwest 56th Street, according to KOCO.
While the collision was classified as an injury accident, no students aboard the bus were reported injured, KOCO reported. Oklahoma City Public Schools officials identified the students as being from John Marshall Enterprise Middle School.
The impact left a sedan with significant damage, though the bus itself appeared to be untouched, hoodline.com reported. Aerial footage from Sky 5 showed the Oklahoma City Public Schools bus stopped on the shoulder of the highway next to the damaged vehicle.
The scene at the highway off-ramp
The collision took place specifically along the off-ramp leading from the northbound lanes of the highway to Northwest Expressway, news9.com reported. Because of the accident, the outside lane of the interstate was blocked while crews worked to clear the scene.
An ambulance was observed at the site, though it eventually departed without its lights activated, according to KOCO. The condition of the occupants in the sedan was not immediately made available in the reporting.
Police are currently looking into what led to the collision. The cause of the crash is under investigation, news9.com reported.
Recent bus incidents in Oklahoma City
This collision is one of several involving school transportation in the region recently. The frequency of these incidents often brings local scrutiny to transit safety and driver training protocols.
Other reported incidents include a “fender bender” at Rogers Middle School that involved roughly 15 children, where no injuries occurred, according to KOCO. In a more severe case in northwest Oklahoma City, a Mustang Public Schools bus collided with a car and rolled over, which sent four people to the hospital, including three students, news9.com reported.
These accidents range from minor contact to rollovers that cause critical injuries to drivers and students. In that Mustang Public Schools incident, the driver of the car was reported to be in critical condition.
Other notable recent accidents include a charter-bus crash involving a semi-truck near Southeast 44th Street and Interstate 35, which resulted in no injuries, and a separate incident near Northeast 10th Street and Grand Boulevard involving an Oklahoma City Public Schools bus, where officials stated no injuries were reported and a replacement bus was sent to collect the students, KOCO reported.
Authorities have not yet released any information regarding the specific cause of Tuesday’s crash on the Lake Hefner Parkway.
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