No injuries were reported after a car slammed into the rear of a school bus, which was occupied with children, and went partially underneath the bus in Round Lake Heights.
The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Round Lake Heights Police Department responded around 7 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Rollins Road and Fairfield Road in Round Lake Heights for a vehicle crash.
Fire crews arrived and reported a two-vehicle crash involving a car underneath a bus.
A Ford Focus had crashed into the rear of a Round Lake Area Schools bus, leaving the Ford partially wedged underneath the bus.
The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes of Rollins Road just west of Fairfield Road. The roadway was partially blocked.
Round Lake Area Schools District told parents that the incident involved bus 16 and it was a “minor accident.”
Students were on board the bus at the time and they were headed for Round Lake Middle School.
“Fortunately, there were no injuries to any student on board,” the message to parents said.
Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Anthony Carraro said that paramedics did not transport anyone to the hospital and fire crews cleared the scene a short time later.
A second school bus was called and took the students to school after they were released by police from the scene.
A flatbed tow truck removed the damaged Ford and while a heavy-duty wrecker arrived for the school bus, the bus was ultimately driven back to the bus yard.
Round Lake Heights Police Chief Eric Schmidtke said he did not believe any injuries were reported and did not yet have further details on the cause of the crash or whether any citations were issued.