Four Injured in School Bus Crash on U.S. Highway 59 in Polk County
4 Hospitalized after Polk County Two-Vehicle Crash on U.S. Highway 59 near Toler Road
Four Injured in School Bus Crash on U.S. Highway 59 in Polk County
Polk County, Texas (September 13, 2018) – Four people were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus in Polk County, according to the DPS.
The crash happened September 12, on U.S. Highway 59, south of Toler Road.
As per the report, a Corrigan-Camden ISD school bus operated by Travis Bell Jr.,39, of Corrigan was stopped in a northbound lane and unloading students when a Ford van driven by Robert Jones, 83, of Lindale rear-ended it.
31 passengers were on board the school bus at the time of the crash. One passenger was taken to a Lufkin hospital with unknown injuries.
Both Bell Jr. and Jones were uninjured in the crash.
Three passengers in the van were also taken to a local hospital with unspecified injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
