BARTON COUNTY, KS : 2 injured in crash involving truck pulling trailer, bus carrying Russell HS baseball team on Tuesday, 23rd April 2024

The Barton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a Tuesday morning crash involving a bus and a truck hauling a trailer carrying hay left two people with minor injuries. It’s a situation that Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir said could’ve been worse. The bus carried members of the Russell High School baseball team.

The crash happened about 10 a.m. northwest of Great Bend. Bellendir strong winds kicked up dust and dirt from neighboring fields left zero visibility for drivers. The sheriff described the crash as a low-speed incident.

“I’ve worked fatalities and serious injury accidents because of blowing dirt,” Bellendir said. “People drive into it, they don’t slow down and they’ll rear-end another vehicle or hit someone head-on.”

The truck’s driver wasn’t injured, the sheriff said.


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