An SUV driver has been arrested in connection with a crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 10 north of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ that involved a school bus, leaving three students and an adult with serious injuries, authorities said.
The unidentified driver of a Volvo SUV is suspected of colliding with the driver's side of the school bus. The crash caused the bus to swerve into the median, strike a barrier cable and roll onto its side, the state Department of Public Safety said. The SUV driver was later taken into custody, but investigators had not released specific charges by Wednesday morning.
The crash happened about 1:40 p.m. on eastbound I-10 near the Tangerine Road exit. A portion of the interstate remained closed until early Wednesday morning.
A school bus from Kingman Unified School District rests on its side Tuesday after a crash on Interstate 10 near the Tangerine Road exit. Three students and a staff member were seriously injured in the wreck, authorities said.
The bus carried 35 high school students from the Kingman Unified School District as well as four staff members who were chaperoning the group for a conference in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ of the Future Business Leaders of America.
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The injuries to the four passengers were labeled as "serious" by the state Department of Public Safety, but no details have been provided.
"There are no life threatening injuries; however, some serious injuries have been reported," the school district posted on its website late Tuesday. "All students and staff, including those who were not injured, have been transported to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Medical Center and Banner University Medical Center for evaluation and medical treatment as needed. Those who are uninjured and medically cleared will be released from the hospital today."
Multiple students were injured Tuesday afternoon when the school bus they were riding flipped on Interstate 10 northwest of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. The crash happened on I-10 near the Tangerine Road exit, and the interstate remained closed in both directions Tuesday afternoon, the state Department of Public Safety said. Late Tuesday afternoon, Interstate 10 was still closed and drivers were forced to exit onto Tangerine.
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Except for those seriously injured, the students were taken to the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ hospitals on buses sent to the crash scene by Marana school district, troopers said.
A crash involving a school bus Tuesday afternoon caused major traffic backups on Interstate 10 for several hours. A portion of I-10 near Tangerine Road remained closed until early Wednesday morning.
