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Muddy Roads Lead To School Bus Accident In Western Kansas

Muddy roads from Monday night’s rains led to a school bus accident in Thomas County Tuesday morning.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at around 7:42 a.m. the school bus was traveling east on County Road Y about one mile north and one mile west of Rexford, when due to muddy conditions, the bus slid off the road to the right, striking a culvert and turning onto its passenger side.

The bus was carrying 18 people at the time of the accident, including the 63-year-old driver, a 46-year-old passenger, and 16 children ages 3 to 14. A 14-year-old girl was taken to Citizens Medical Center in Rexford with a possible injury, all other occupants were uninjured.

 

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