ISHPEMING, MI-- Several children suffered minor injuries when a car hit a school bus in Ishpeming Wednesday.
City Police were called around 8 a.m. to the intersection of US-41 and Hickory Street. They say a 25-year-old Marquette woman was driving a Dodge Avenger westbound on the highway. An Ishpeming Public Schools bus driven by a 24-year-old Ishpeming man was northbound on Hickory when it tried to cross the highway. The car struck the bus, which hit a utility pole. Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.
Eleven children on the bus were injured—most of them minor in nature and none life-threatening. They were all treated and released.
The driver of the avenger was admitted into the hospital for treatment. Her injuries were also non-life-threatening.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call Ishpeming Police at 486-4416.
