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Dump Truck Cited After Madison School Bus Crash Injures 5 Children

Police cite a red light violation at the South Park Street intersection.

Overview

  • A school bus carrying Midvale Elementary students collided with a dump truck on Highway 14 in Madison, sending five children to UW Hospital with minor injuries.
  • Two other children were evaluated by Monona Fire Department paramedics and released to school reunification.
  • Madison police said the bus was turning from the eastbound Beltline onto South Park Street when a southbound dump truck hit it.
  • Officers cited the 77-year-old truck driver for running a red light.
  • Both directions of Highway 14 were closed for more than an hour just south of the Beltline, and WisDOT reported the scene was cleared by 4:23 p.m.