School bus carrying 2 students collides with train in NE Iowa Tuesday morning

CASTALIA, Iowa – Authorities in northeastern Iowa say a school bus carrying two students and a driver has collided with a train near Castalia.

Television station KCRG reports that the crash happened just after 9 a.m. Tuesday when a Postville school bus and train crashed.

The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office says the two students were checked out by paramedics and taken to a local hospital for observation. KCRG says the driver was taken by private vehicle to seek medical treatment.

The medical conditions of driver and students were not immediately released.

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