School bus flipped in Coachella collision
Police and firefighters were on the scene of a collision in Coachella involving a small school bus and another vehicle Friday morning.
It happened at 7:45 a.m. at Calhoun Street and Avenue 48, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A small bus with students aboard collided with a Silver 2009 G-37 Infiniti sedan. The Infiniti suffered major damage.
The driver of the school bus, a 34-year-old female, and the driver of the sedan, a 29-year-old-male, both sustained major injuries. They have been transported to Desert Regional Medical Center according to Officer Mike Radford of the California Highway Police.
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There were three children on the bus at the time of the collision. No children sustained injuries in the crash. They were all wearing seatbelts.
The bus was en route to Valle Del Sol Elementary school when the collision occurred.
Several ambulances had been dispatched to the scene. At least two were seen driving away as our crew arrived. Cal Fire and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department are assisting on the scene.
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The Infiniti was traveling at ” a high rate of speed in a reckless manner” on Calhoun northbound when the driver lost control of the vehicle and crossed into the southbound lane and collided head-on with the bus, which was traveling in the left lane southbound according to Officer Radford.
Calhoun was closed down to traffic in front of the Sierra del Sol community, from Avenue 48 south to Avenue 50. The road will remain closed for at least “the next several hours.” There is currently no timeline on when the Calhoun between Avenue 48 and 50 will be reopened.
It is unknown if drugs or alcohol played a factor in the collision at this time.
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