Slick road sends car sliding into school bus
MOLALLA, Ore. - Two people were injured, one seriously, after a driver hit an icy patch of roadway and slid into a school bus.
The crash occurred at about 6:30 a.m.Thursday on Highway 211 at Vaughan Road, when the 19-year-old driver lost control of the Volkswagen she was driving on a patch of black ice, troopers said.
The Volkswagen veered into the path of an oncoming school bus. The bus had just started its route; there were no passengers on the bus, according to a news release from the Oregon State Police.
The driver of the Volkswagen, not yet identified, was flown by Life Flight helicopter to a local hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the school bus, Lori Koos, 57, of Molalla, was treated and released at the hospital.
The highway, shut down following the crash, reopened at 7:45 a.m.
No citations were issued, troopers said.
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@Kitty Korny I am now dumber for reading your post.
Why was she out of the kitchen in the first place? This is what happens when women are allowed to drive.
Seems like speed was also a factor based on all the damage. Haste makes waste!
Hope the young driver of the VW will be OK, and glad the bus driver's OK... just happy that there were no passengers in the school bus..! Â Â
Cars and buses can be replaced; much harder to do with people...
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@Kitty Korny @margay1 ~  At least I have a soul...  beats being a troll by a mile...Â
Enjoy your empty life, troll... :-)
The ice was definitely a surprise this morning. Went out to take my husband to work about 4:45 a.m. and all the vehicles outside were coated in a sheet of ice. Was a lot of fun trying to get the doors open.
Didya use the key?
Absolutely - must have been "black ice". "black ice" you see is what happens to morons that drive too fast. It's never their fault. It's "black ice".Â
@ryanmang you are kind of acynical antisocial individual. Hope you never encounter black ice at even 45 mph. Now Mr. negativity if read read further you will see that many people encountered ice on their vevicles and the roadway this morning. And the real Morons of the world are those that make comments before checking the facts. You have probably walked in those shoes more than once.
OUCH!!!!
The road isn't at fault, the crappy driver is.
@KATUNews oh my god. I go to Molalla high school that is so scary. I never knew that a car could do that do a school bus. God bless them.
@AjBevins Are you OK snookums?  We're worried about you -- we're all pulling for you.  OMG.
Driving too fast for the road conditions makes for a hazardous commute.Â
School bus won that battle ( not by much )....
Lower the speed limit to 5 MPH and save lives