DARKE COUNTY — An 18-year-old woman was flown to the hospital after a crash involving a school bus in Darke County Monday evening, according to a spokesperson from the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.
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>>PHOTOS: 1 flown to hospital after crash involving school bus in Darke County
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00 and 6:00, the crash occurred at OH-121 North and Children’s Home-Bradford Road just before 5 p.m.
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A preliminary investigation found that a 22-year-old Piqua man was driving a Honda east on Children’s Home Bradford Road and a 63-year-old New Madison woman was driving a Greenville City Schools bus south on OH-121 at the time of the crash.
The man failed to stop at the posted stop sign at the intersection of OH-121 and crashed into an oncoming school bus.
An 18-year-old woman was the passenger in the Honda.
The spokesperson said she was flown to Miami Valley Hospital, but her current condition is unknown.
Medics took the bus driver to Wayne Healthcare with minor injuries.
The 22-year-old Piqua man was treated on scene for minor injuries.
Greenville City Schools Superintendent Doug Fries told News Center 7 that no children were on the bus when the crash occurred.
“We are thinking of everyone involved in the accident and hoping everyone will be ok,” Fries said.
This crash remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.
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