UPDATE: ISP ID’s five killed in Schuyler Co. bus/semi crash

Danny Connolly
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5:40 P.M. UPDATE: Illinois State Police have identified the five killed in the semi-truck/school bus crash.

The five killed are:

David Coufal, 72-year-old male from Browning, IL

Angela Spiker, 57-year-old female from Rushville, IL

Maria Miller, 5-year-old female from Rushville, IL

Andrew Miller, 3-year-old male from Rushville, IL

Noah Driscoll, 3-year-old male from Rushville, IL

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5:30 P.M. UPDATE: Officials with the city of Rushville are asking everyone to place their flags at half staff out of respect for those involved in today’s tragic accident, they wrote in a Facebook post. If residents do not own a flag, they ask for people to leave their porch lights on to show support.

“Please keep all the families and first responders in your thoughts & prayers,” city officials said in the post.

RUSHVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Five people, including three children, died in a school bus/semi truck crash on Monday in western Illinois.

State Police officials said the crash happened on Route 24 around Parkview around 11:30 a.m. 3 children on the bus, the bus driver, and the truck driver all died.

Preliminary information from ISP shows the bus was traveling east on Route 24 and for an unknown reason, the vehicle crossed over into the westbound lanes in front of the semi truck. The vehicles crashed and became engulfed in flames.

According to a Facebook post from ISP Troop 6, Route 24 will be closed with an extended road closure for a crash investigation.

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The Rushville Fire Department and Schuyler County Fire Protection District, Schuyler Ambulance, Rushville Police Department, and the Schuyler County Sheriff all responded to the scene.

The Schuyler-Industry Schools District confirmed the school bus was theirs.

“It is with a heavy heart that we announce our school community has lost both staff and students in the traffic incident involving one of our school buses this morning,” district officials said in a Facebook post. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and our community.”

School will not be in session for the district on Tuesday or Wednesday, and counselors and support staff are available for students and teachers.

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