UPDATE: Four students taken to hospitals after school bus rollover involving 40
(ABC 6 News) – A sheriff’s investigator has released more information on a school bus crash with 40 people aboard.
According to Fillmore County Sheriff’s Investigator Dan Dornink, the sheriff’s office responded to a call just after 10:00 a.m. this morning regarding a school bus rollover on 212th Street in Spring Valley, Minn.
The bus was carrying 35 students, four chaperones, and the bus driver. Four students were transported by Ambulance for their injuries to area hospitals. Preston, Spring Valley and Grand Meadow Ambulance Services all arrived to assist.
The sheriff’s office believes the bus was transporting those onboard from Mystery Cave to the Forestville Historical Site.
Area residents allowed the school to set up a reunification area in their home, Dornink said.
The crash is still under investigation.
Previous Story: (ABC 6 News) – Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge has provided additional information on the Winona Middle School bus rollover crash occurring this morning.
According to Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge, a single vehicle school-bus rollover crash was reported at approximately 10:11 am Friday morning (05/31/2024). The crash occurred on 212th street, west of the intersection with 201st Avenue. The bus was carrying 35 middle school students and 4 adults from the Winona Middle School. A small number of students were initially transported to the hospital by ambulance with minor injuries. Initial investigation indicates that the right-side tires of the bus drove off the gravel road in an area with a steep shoulder, causing the bus to tip on its side. Further investigation into the crash continues.
A re-unification center has been set up at the Winona Middle School for parents to pick up their children who were transported by van from the scene to the Winona Middle School.
Responding and assisting at the scene were the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office, Wykoff Fire Department, Spring Valley Ambulance, Spring Valley Fire Department and the Preston Ambulance.
Previous Story: (ABC 6 News) – Fillmore County sheriff’s deputies and area ambulance services responded to 212th Street in Preston for a crash involving a school bus around 10:20 a.m. Friday, May 31.
ABC 6 News at the scene confirmed that Spring Valley and Preston ambulances left the crash near Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park, while Minnesota State Patrol and Fillmore County law enforcement inspected the scene.
Vehicles attempting to approach the scene are being stopped and instructed to turn around.
ABC 6 News will update this article with more information as it becomes available.
