East St. Louis, IL : Two drivers and several children minor injuries after a bus and U.S. Postal Service van collided near College Avenue and 15th Street on Monday afternoon, September 12, 2016
East Saint Louis, Illinois
Two drivers and several children had minor injuries after a bus and U.S. Postal Service van collided Monday afternoon.
The crash near College Avenue and 15th Street happened about 4 p.m. The bus had 18 children and included students at Gordon Bush Elementary.
Jim Love, safety and risk director for Illinois Central School Bus, said there were no life-threatening injuries in the crash. He said the van driver ran a stop sign and hit the bus. Love's company is the contractor for the East St. Louis school district.
Love said the school was supposed to notify parents about the crash. But several parents at the scene said they had not been alerted.
"I was concerned," said Archie Parker Sr., who came to check on his 8-year-old son. "I got down here real fast."
Parker's son was taken to a hospital to get checked out after the crash.
"We jumped," Archie Jr. said. "Everybody slid over and hit their heads."
Eric Ferguson found his 6-year-old daughter after the crash. She had a swollen eye. Ferguson said he also didn't get a call about the crash.
The van involved in the crash had heavy front-end damage. The bus was being towed from the scene.
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Postal service van, school bus crash causes minor injuries in East St. Louis