CCSD bus involved in crash after driver suffers medical episode

Stephanie Overton
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A CCSD bus crashed into a fence after the driver suffered a medical episode, police said.

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, at around 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, police were called to a single-vehicle accident involving a CCSD bus near Owens Avenue and Sunrise View Drive.

  • Bus crash on Oct. 13, 2023 (KLAS)
    Bus crash on Oct. 13, 2023 (KLAS)
  • CCSD school bus crash near Owens Avenue and Sunrise View Drive. (KLAS)
    CCSD school bus crash near Owens Avenue and Sunrise View Drive. (KLAS)
  • CCSD school bus crash near Owens Avenue and Sunrise View Drive. (KLAS)
    CCSD school bus crash near Owens Avenue and Sunrise View Drive. (KLAS)
  • Bus crash on Oct. 13, 2023 (KLAS)
    Bus crash on Oct. 13, 2023 (KLAS)

Police said the driver of the bus “had a medical episode” and the bus veered to the side of the road and hit a fence. The bus driver was taken to an area hospital.

According to police, the bus was carrying approximately 20 children. The children were not injured.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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