4 injured, including 2 children, when vehicle collides with school bus south of Lynden
A school bus was involved in a collision with another vehicle at 7:19 a.m. Tuesday at 547 West Pole Road south of Lynden.
Two students and the bus driver sustained minor injuries. The driver of the other vehicle was taken away with serious injuries, according to a Facebook post from the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office.
The vehicle sustained serious damage and the bus received moderate damage.
The bus involved was from the Meridian School District. Students and the bus driver were looked over by medical services and released, Students were picked up at the scene by another bus and taken to school, according to a message from the Meridian School District.
There was no information released as to the cause of the accident.
The road was closed about two hours then reopened, according to a Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office tweet at 2:40 p.m.
The incident is currently an active investigation, Deb Slater, spokesperson for the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, told The Bellingham Herald.
No other details were immediately available.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
