Jacksonville, OR : school bus hit near Jacksonville when it was stopped to unload children Wednesday afternoon near Jacksonville on September 3, 2014
A speeding car slammed into the back of another car stopped behind a school bus that was letting children off on a highway near Jacksonville, injuring two people and leading to a traffic citation, Oregon State Police reported Thursday.
The crash happened at 4:42 p.m. Wednesday on Oregon 238 north of Jacksonville when a Nissan Altima struck the back of a Toyota Camry, police said. The Camry then hit the rear bumper of the school bus.
Police issued a careless driving citation to the Nissan's driver, Elizabeth DeVaughn, 18, of Medford. DeVaughn and the Toyota's driver received minor injuries, police said in a news release. No one on the bus was hurt, they said.
The crash blocked the highway for about an hour.
State police used the crash as a reminder to all drivers to watch out for buses stopped to pick up and drop off students now that schools are back in session throughout the state.
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Chain-reaction crash into school bus injures two in southern Oregon