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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTruck collides head-on with Illinois school bus; 2 dead - CTV News - 12/06/2018 - CTV News - 12/06/201812/7/2018 World 1 CTV News Truck collides head-on with Illinois school bus; 2 dead uUliiVuullllllPuuuuulullllllu�lUIIIIIIIIIWIaIhfYlwVll�ll�tilw'jb'¢IK��I��IyVVl(fyjfN((YN,�(�(j�i(illluluullllllllllllN' ulllllllll�llllPll� IIIL III Illllhuuuuuuuuullllllillldll f "i °I !>'r,j I .'� „ I . . ''i(�Ir NfvYuilllllllliuul ���iaaYY�tl�;ta��I�IIG��dIYI�((RN�RI �477hVh11tiS��eyltiti�� . n. x•' ^III III II Pi �,;, +V�wi9Wuwlu a IIIII� Illiil 1(1;1.1.11.1., 11,1 1.11111,,, w^u�rnrrervbxadu �, I '�d' ul �I WII VI IIV I I�' 0 Illl�d��nli,�,��!�4�fQ0inlviiG�!u�����II��IhYIN�Y����ull�nau�,l� This frame grab from video by WEEK/WHOI shows emergency personnel entering the back of a school bus that collided with a semitrailer that was headed the wrong way on an interstate late Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2017, near Downs, III. (WEEK / WHOI via AP) The Associated Press Published Thursday, December 6, 2018 5:27AM EST Last Updated Thursday, December 6, 2018 8:21AM EST DOWNS, III. -- A semitrailer heading the wrong way on an interstate collided head-on with a school bus carrying members of an Illinois high school girls' basketball team, killing the truck driver and an adult on the bus, authorities said Thursday. Illinois State Police said eight girls on the bus were injured in the head-on crash Wednesday night on Interstate 74 near Downs, a village in central Illinois about 115 miles (185 kilometres) southwest of Chicago. Police said the bus driver and a coach also were injured. The girls' team was returning from a game at Champaign Central, Normal West High School athletic director Stan Lewis told The (Bloomington) Pantagraph. The girls had what were described as non -life threatening injuries and were taken from the scene by ambulance, police said. Police said 72 -year-old Charles Crabtree of Normal was the bus passenger who died. He was a volunteer with Normal West. Lewis initially told the newspaper that a junior varsity team was on the bus, but he later described it as the school's freshman team. He said some junior varsity players also made the trip. Parents and friends of the students involved in the crash gathered at the school for updates as word of the crash spread on social media. Dayna Brown, a spokeswoman for the McLean County Unit 5 school district, said Normal West will be open as usual Thursday, with counsellors on hand. "People care about each other in this school and this community, and I think they just wanted to be together during this horrible tragedy," Brown said. https://www. ctvnews.ca/world/truck-col lid es -head -on -with -ill inois-school-bus-2-dead-1.4206959 1/2 12/7/2018 World 1 CTV News Preliminary reports indicate the truck drivewas a 34 -year-old man from Iowa who was travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes, police said. The bus was heading westbound. The westbound lanes of the interstate were closed following the crash for the investigation. TOP VIDEO LIVE as it happens: Trudeau, Premiers meet in Montreal -�- Howwill China respond Hundreds left jobless to arrest of Huawei after caII centre closes CFO? in N.S. DON'T MISS • Ill' 4 111111 I Calgary artist spreading holiday cheer with window designs 001 This seven-year-old made $22M on YouTube last year Boy makes a royadash for the door after meeting Queen MORE STORIES FROM WORLD t,, Eiffel Tower to be closed as Paris braces for more protests State spokeswoman Trumps expected choice for UN ambassador New Hampshire students help save bus driver after collapse Canadian helps save Florida man from alligator attack while on vacation UPDATED Merkels party chooses successor to Iongtime German leader UPDATED UN says civilian casualties in Yemen average 123 per week JOIN THE CONVERSATION... Use of this Website assumes acceptance of Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy � ©�10Bel !Media mtp»,/w^ww.cwnvwv.cakwong/tmuk-oundm,hoau*n+wuh-mmmu-school-uuse-doag'1.42nseoe 2/2