PERKINS TOWNSHIP — Two students and one adult were injured after a four-vehicle crash involving a Sandusky Perkins school bus on Wednesday afternoon in Erie County, according to the Sandusky Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
There were 52 occupants on the bus at the time of the crash, the Patrol reported. Two students suffered minor injuries and were transported by ground ambulance to Firelands Hospital in Sandusky.
Derek Davies, 40, of Huron, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was also transported by ground ambulance to Firelands Hospital.
The incident occurred at 4:06 p.m., on Perkins Avenue near Bayview Lane in Perkins Township, Erie County.
The preliminary investigation revealed that an eastbound Ram 1500 operated by Davies failed to maintain an assured clear distance. The Ram 1500 struck the back of a Perkins Local School bus operated by Barbara Richardson, 66, Huron, who was slowing for stopped traffic ahead.
The initial impact caused the bus to strike the rear of a Buick Encore operated by Mary Carey, 68, of Huron, who was then also pushed into the rear of a Buick Encore operated by Janet Wallace, 83, of Sandusky.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by Perkins Police Department, Perkins Fire and EMS, Perkins Local Schools, and Lucky’s Towing.
This incident remains under investigation.