Man cited after crashing into school bus with kids on board, police say

BLACKFOOT — A schoolhouse autobus pinch kids connected committee was progressive successful a clang Monday greeting successful Blackfoot. 

The Blackfoot Police Department responded aft 7:35 a.m. Lt. Blake Davis told EastIdahoNews.com a man was driving a grey Honda Civic northbound connected U.S. Highway 91. 

“He said he looked down for a infinitesimal and past erstwhile he looked up, didn’t recognize nan ray had turned red. He ran nan reddish ray correct there. The autobus had nan greenish ray going westbound connected West Bridge Street, and nan Honda Civic that ran nan stoplight deed nan bus,” Davis said. 

The driver’s airbags deployed, but nan driver was uninjured.

Davis said cipher connected nan autobus sustained awesome injuries, conscionable bumps and bruises, and a 10-year-old and 12-year-old went by backstage conveyance to nan infirmary to get checked out. 

The autobus was headed to Blackfoot Charter School. Davis said different autobus came and picked up nan students past transported them to school.

The driver of nan Honda was cited for failing to extremity astatine a stoplight.

Blackfoot Charter School addressed nan clang connected social media and said parents pinch students who were progressive had been contacted.

“We would for illustration to convey Blackfoot PD, EMS, and nan Blackfoot Fire Department for getting to nan segment quickly and for making judge everyone was safe,” nan schoolhouse said.