Illinois State Police responded to a traffic crash involving a commercial vehicle and a school bus on Monday.
RUSHVILLE, Ill. (WICS) — Two adults and three children are dead after a school bus crashed into commercial vehicle on Monday.
According to the Illinois State Police, the bus was traveling east on U.S. Route 24 at Parkview Road around 11:30 a.m. and for an unknown reason crossed the center line and was hit by a semi-carrying sand.
Both vehicles became engulfed in flames as a result. The bus driver, truck driver, and all three students on the bus were pronounced dead on the scene.
ISP says the accident is still under investigation.
Source: School bus involved in traffic crash on US Route 24
