Penns Valley school bus involved in multi-vehicle crash. What to know
A Penns Valley school bus carrying a handful of students was involved in a multi-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon, although the bus appeared to be largely spared from significant damage.
According to public emergency services information and preliminary dispatch reports, at least two people were injured. But the severity of the injuries was not immediately known.
Neither the Penns Valley Area School District nor the Pennsylvania State Police immediately responded to messages seeking more information.
The crash was reported shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday, about 7 miles west of the high school near the intersection of Penns Valley Pike and Luse Road in Potter Township. A gray SUV was seen with its front-end smacked into the bus’s door, and it appeared as if students were forced to leave the bus from the back.
A blue car was also seen close by with a heavily crumpled hood. That vehicle appeared to be the most significantly damaged.
All three vehicles needed to be towed.
The crash snarled traffic around the area, and PennDOT implemented a lane restriction that lasted just under three hours and was cleared before 5 p.m.
Centre Hall Fire Company was first to respond to the crash.
CDT photojournalist Abby Drey contributed to this report
