5 killed in school bus, semi-truck crash in downstate Illinois
Three children were among those killed in the crash near downstate Rushville.
Three children were among those killed in the crash near downstate Rushville.
Two adults were also killed in the crash near Rushville, Illinois.
Two 3-year-olds and a 5-year-old were killed when a school bus crashed into a semi-truck in Rushville, Illinois.
Three children were among the victims in the crash in Rushville.
The driver was taken to the hospital after the crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, and later died at the hospital.
Three northbound lanes were shut down after the crash near Grand Avenue.
The bus driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash on Crawford Avenue Thursday afternoon. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
No children were on the bus at the time, but the school bus severely damaged the house it hit.
The bus was left lodged in the front yard of the last house it hit.
The homeowner, Hamza, said he was about 10 feet away from where the bus hit when it came barreling through.
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At one point, two of the three northbound lanes of the Dan Ryan were shut down while emergency crews and tow trucks got to work. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
It took multiple tow trucks to pull the bus upright. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
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The crash happened around 7:11 a.m. in the northbound lanes at 107th Street.
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Somehow, when Connor Kasmarski got off the bus, police said the driver hit him. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
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