Chambersburg bus accident sends 2 to hospital

A lady was flown an&#one hundred a little one taken by ambulance to a hospital Friday afternoon just after a crash involving a Shalom Academy school bus in Chambersburg.

A green Ford Explorer apparently struck the rear driver’s &#one hundred fifteen&#one hundred and fivede of the bus at Coldbrook and Highland avenues. Franklin County officers stated emergency responders were referred to as to the crash at three:41 p.m.

Chambersburg Emergency Expert services Chief William FitzGerald explained there were 19 little ones o&#one hundred ten the bus, as well as the driver. no injuries were right away evident, but a male college student later complained of some neck suffering a&#one hundred ten&#a hundred was taken to Chambersburg Hospital for analysis.

The Explorer sustained considerable entrance-conclude injury, a&#one hundred ten&#one hundred the air bags deployed. FitzGerald claimed the driver wa&#one hundred fifteen the only occupant, a&#one hundred ten&#one hundred that she suffered traumatic injuries. She was take&#one hundred ten to Chambersburg Hospital a&#one hundred tend subsequently flown to a&#one hundred tenother facility.

Shalom Administrator Angie Petersheim says the small children o&#one hundred ten the bus ranged in age group from kindergarten to 12th quality. She declined to furnish any tips about the child who left the scene in an ambulance, except to say that “he’s fine.”

Jim Tuttle can be arrived at at or at 262-4754.

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