School bus crash in Gilbert injures 3 students, 2 adults
Three students and their bus driver were injured Friday morning in a crash involving a Chandler School District bus and a passenger van.
The collision occurred on Higley Road between Chandler Heights and Riggs Road in Gilbert, according to a Twitter thread from the Gilbert Police Department.
UPDATE: The school bus involved is a Chandler School District bus that was transporting 59 students at the time of the collision. Three students and the bus driver are being evaluated for minor injuries.
The driver of the van was transported for treatment of injuries.— Gilbert Police Dept. (@GilbertPolice) August 19, 2022
The crash happened just before 8:30 a.m., according to Gilbert police public information officer Brenda Carrasco. Higley Road was closed in both directions between Chandler Heights and Riggs Road, but Gilbert police tweeted the roadway was open as of 10:10 a.m.
Gilbert police said the school bus was transporting 59 children at the time of the collision. Three children and the bus driver were evaluated at the scene of the crash for minor injuries, while the passenger van’s driver was “transported for treatment of injuries,” Carrasco said.
As of 10 a.m., the Gilbert police department did not provide any more information on the incident. Carrasco said the investigation is still ongoing.
Reach breaking news reporter Sam Burdette at sburdette@gannett.com or on Twitter @SuperSafetySam
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: School bus crash in Gilbert injures 3 students, 2 adults
