Northwestern school bus hit by trash truck in Clark County

A trash truck rear-ended a Northwestern Local Schools bus Friday morning at the intersection of Snyder Domer, Terre Haute and Thackery roads. No one was reportedly injured. STAFF PHOTO / MARSHALL GORBY

A trash truck rear-ended a Northwestern Local Schools bus Friday morning at the intersection of Snyder Domer, Terre Haute and Thackery roads. No one was reportedly injured. STAFF PHOTO / MARSHALL GORBY

UPDATE @ 9:16 a.m.:

A Northwestern Local Schools bus was reportedly rear-ended by a trash truck in German Twp. in Clark County Friday morning.

The trash truck rear-ended the bus at the intersection of Thacker, Snyder Domer and Terre Haute roads when it was unable to stop in time, according to Superintendent Jesse Steiner.

The district followed standard procedure and contacted law enforcement, Steiner said.

He added that no one was injured and that all the students on the bus are at the school and in class.

Steiner also said that were was no physical damage to the bus.

INITIAL REPORT:

We are responding to a reported school bus crash in German Twp. in Clark County.

A trash truck reportedly rear-ended the school bus on Snyder Domer Road near Terre Haute Road.

Initial reports indicate that seven children were on the bus and that no injuries have been reported.

We will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

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