Students hurt, driver cited after Kansas school bus crashes into tree Friday morning
Students on an Ottawa school bus reported minor injuries after the driver crashed into a tree Friday morning, according to the Ottawa Police Department.
Just before 7:15 a.m., dispatchers received a call that a bus with Ottawa USD 290 had been involved in a crash, the police department said in a news release. While turning onto the 100 block of West 12th Street, the bus carrying 11 juvenile passengers hit a tree.
Ottawa is a city of about 12,000 people about 50 miles southwest of Kansas City.
None of the students were transported from the scene by emergency medical services.
The driver, 38-year-old Stephen Arney, was cited for inattentive driving.
Police are asking anyone with information about the accident to contact the school resource officer at 785-242-2561 Ext. 7434, or email AskOPD@ottawaks.gov.
This story was originally published April 21, 2023 at 1:17 PM.