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Nearly 30 people were rushed to hospital on Thursday afternoon after a school bus collided with a van and was rolled on a rural road northeast of Denver.
The injuries ranged from minor to severe, although none seemed to threaten life, the Colorado State Patrol tweeted after the accident at 4 pm.
Emergency vehicles rushed to the scene near Hudson, about 30 miles from Denver, and found the school bus on the side in an area of land after driving more than one and a half times. A tire and debris were scattered on the road.
A southbound vehicle drifted in a northbound lane and struck a bus that rolled it 1 1/4 times
– Public Affairs CSP (1390208)
Colorado State Patrol said that the truck driver appeared to have crossed the median and collided with the school bus after the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel. The driver was not injured, and the police did not immediately say if the person had faced charges.
Casey Pearson, spokesman for School District 6 Greeley-Evans Weld County, said the school bus had 35 people, including 29 students. and four chaperones
Local hospitals treated 29 people from the accident
North Colorado Hospital said to have received 17 patients from the accident – three adults and 14 minors – a patient was in a state severe and was being transported to another hospital for further care. Four patients were in good condition, eight were in good condition and two patients were treated and discharged, according to Platte Valley Medical Center, KUSA, which accepted six patients aged 15 to 18 years.
The Denver Children's Hospital said that he had six patients
The Colorado State Patrol tweeted Thursday that the call for the accident had been made at 4:09 pm. and about 20 people were transported with injuries.
KUSA did not know where the bus was coming from when the accident occurred. The Denver Post reported that the bus was returning from an amusement park at the time of the accident, citing Pearson.
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